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hoatzin definition

ho·at·zin (hō at′sin, 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

Etymology: AmSp < Nahuatl uatzin

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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