quetzal bird

quetzal bird
noun
large trogon of Central America and South America having golden-green and scarlet plumage
Syn: ↑quetzal
Hypernyms: ↑trogon
Member Holonyms: ↑Pharomacrus, ↑genus Pharomacrus

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noun
see quetzal 1

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