hoactzin

[ hoh-akt-sin, wahkt-sin ]

noun

hoatzin.

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How to use hoactzin in a sentence

The hoactzin, Opisthocomus, feeds to a great extent upon the leaves of the aroid Montrichardia or Caladium arborescens.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Slice 7 | Various
The hoactzin appears to be about the size of a small pheasant, but is really a much smaller bird.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 5 | Various

British Dictionary definitions for hoactzin

hoactzin

/ (həʊˈæktsɪn) /

noun

a variant of hoatzin

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