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turaco

turaco noun: any of the birds of the family Musophagidae in the Musophagiformes order with vivid colouring and prominent crest.

turaco: any of the birds of the family Musophagidae in the Musophagiformes order with vivid colouring and...
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Noun

turaco (plural turacos or turacoes)

  1. Any of the birds of the family Musophagidae in the Musophagiformes order with vivid colouring and prominent crest.
    Synonyms:
    lourie

Synonyms of turaco

Forms of turaco

pluralturacos
pluralturacoes
alternative formturacou

Origin of turaco

Compare French touraco.

Words formed from turaco

  • Ross's turaco
  • violet turaco

Questions about turaco

What does turaco mean?
Turaco means any of the birds of the family Musophagidae in the Musophagiformes order with vivid colouring and prominent crest.
What part of speech is turaco?
Turaco is a noun.
What is the plural of turaco?
The plural of turaco is turacos.

Words near turaco in the dictionary

  1. tura-lura
  2. tura-luras
  3. Turac
  4. turacin
  5. turacins
  6. turaco
  7. turacoes
  8. turacos
  9. turacou
  10. turacous
  11. turacoverdin

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