curassow

English

A curassow

Etymology

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Noun

curassow (plural curassows)

Any of several species of bird in the genera Nothocrax, Mitu, Pauxi, and Crax of the Cracidae family, limited to the Americas.

Derived terms

Translations

birds of the family Cracidae

Chamicuro: c̈hkwa'ti
Finnish: hokko (fi)
French: hocco (fr) m
Hungarian: hokkó, mitu
Mam: paẍa (Pauxi pauxi)
Polish: czubacz (pl) m
Portuguese: mutum m
Spanish: hoco (es) m, mamaco m, muitú m, pajuí m, paujil (es) m, pavón m

References

curassow on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Cracidae on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Category:Cracidae on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons

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