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CHACHALACA
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Slender arboreal guan resembling a wild turkey; native to Central America and Mexico; highly regarded as game birds
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("chachalaca" is a kind of...):
gallinacean; gallinaceous bird (heavy-bodied largely ground-feeding domestic or game birds)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "chachalaca"):
Ortilis vetula macalli; Texas chachalaca (of Mexico and Texas)
Holonyms ("chachalaca" is a member of...):
genus Ortalis; Ortalis (chachalacas)