any of several gallinaceous game birds (family Cracidae) of Central and South America that feed on fruits
Origin of guan
American Spanish from the Carib nameguan
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guan
noun
Any of several large game birds of the family Cracidae, native to tropical forests of Central and South America and resembling the curassows.
Origin of guan
American Spanish from Kuna (Chibchan language of Panama and northern Colombia) kwama or Miskito kwamu or a kindred indigenous sourceTHE AMERICAN HERITAGE® DICTIONARY OF THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE, FIFTH EDITION by the Editors of the American Heritage Dictionaries. Copyright © 2016, 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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Noun
See also: guān(plural guans)
- Any (member) of several species of birds in the genera Aburria, Chamaepetes, Oreophasis, Penelope, Penelopina, and Pipile, of the family Cracidae, limited to the Americas.
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