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hoatzin

hoat·zin

UK/ˈwætsɪn/ US/ˈwætsiːn/ uncommon

noun

1.

crested ill-smelling South American bird whose young have claws on the first and second digits of the wings

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Origin

From Nahuatl huāctzin (which probably designated a different bird).

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