Hoatzin Definition

wät-sēn
noun
A crested South American bird (Opisthocomus hoazin) of an order (Opisthocomiformes) with only one species: the wings of its young have claws.
Webster's New World
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Other Word Forms of Hoatzin

Noun

Singular:
hoatzin
Plural:
hoatzins

Origin of Hoatzin

  • American Spanish hoazín from Nahuatl uatzin pheasant or small game bird

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From Nahuatl huāctzin (which probably designated a different bird).

    From Wiktionary

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HHOHOA

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