touracos

Variant of touraco

noun pl. touracos

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

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