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hoactzin

hoactzin

9.9
A South American crested bird with a strong smell whose chicks climb using wing claws
  • noun
  • /hoʊˈætsɪn/
  • Specialized
: hoatzin
  • Young hoactzins use the claws on their wings to climb among the branches.

Examples

  • The Amazon rainforest is home to the remarkable hoactzin, a bird known for its distinctive odor.

  • Despite its awkward appearance, the hoactzin plays an important role in the ecosystem.

  • The hoactzin is known for its unique appearance.

  • Look at that hoactzin perched in the tree!

  • The Amazon rainforest is home to the remarkable hoactzin, a bird known for its distinctive odor.

  • Young hoactzins use the claws on their wings to climb among the branches.

  • Despite its awkward appearance, the hoactzin plays an important role in the ecosystem.

Synonyms

hoatzin
vshoactzin
1 9.9

A South American bird with a crest, a strong smell, and claws on its chicks' wings

is an alternate spelling of the common name
Opisthocomus hoazin
vshoactzin
  • Specialized
9.9

A South American bird with a crest and a strong smell whose young have claws on their wing fingers

is the common name used in ordinary English
stinkbird
vshoactzin
  • US
9.9

A South American bird with a crest and a strong bad smell whose young have claws on their wings

is the neutral scientific or common term without informal tone

Surface Forms

hoactzin singular
hoactzins plural

Etymology

Hoactzin, also spelled hoatzin, comes from a local South American name that early visitors kept for the bird, so the English name is the same name people in the Amazon used for this strange crested, strong-smelling bird whose young use claws on their wings to climb.