hoatzin

hoatzin meaning in Malayalam, Kannada and Arabic

Examples of hoatzin in a sentence

• Hoatzins are large birds — at about twenty-six inches from head to tail, they are much larger than Archaeopteryx — with a yellowish chest, brown striped back, and a long narrow tail (Figure 53).1999, Pat Shipman, Taking Wing: Archaeopteryx and the Evolution of Bird Flight, page 196:
• Unique among riverine bird species, the hoatzin (Opisthocomus hoatzin) is found along slow meandering streams and oxbows within the Amazon and Orinoco basins (Plate 12-43).2011, John Kricher, Tropical Ecology, page 460:

Synonyms of hoatzin

• stinkbird

Forms of hoatzin

Origin of hoatzin

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

Questions about hoatzin

What does hoatzin mean?

Hoatzin means a bird of the species Opisthocomus hoazin of the order Opisthocomiformes, with claws on the wing fingers of the juvenile and an enlarged crop used as a rumen.

What is hoatzin in Malayalam?

Hoatzin in Malayalam is ഹോറ്റ്സിൻ (hōṟṟsiṉ). See Hoatzin meaning in Malayalam.

How do you use hoatzin in a sentence?

Hoatzins are large birds — at about twenty-six inches from head to tail, they are much larger than Archaeopteryx — with a yellowish chest, brown striped back, and a long narrow tail (Figure 53).

What part of speech is hoatzin?

Hoatzin is a noun.

How do you pronounce hoatzin?

Hoatzin is pronounced /ˈwætsɪn/ (UK).

What is the plural of hoatzin?

The plural of hoatzin is hoatzins.