any of a family (Musophagidae, order Cuculiformes) of brightly colored, tropical forest birds of Africa, with a short, stout bill, long tail, and erectile crest
Origin:
prob. via Fr < WAfr native name
See touraco in American Heritage Dictionary 4
also tu·ra·co
nounpl.tou·ra·cos also tu·ra·cos
Any of various weak-flying, cuckoolike African birds of the family Musophagidae, many of which have brightly colored plumage and long tails.