OPISTHOCOMUS HOAZIN

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Meaning:

Crested ill-smelling South American bird whose young have claws on the first and second digits of the wings

Synonyms:

hoactzin; hoatzin; Opisthocomus hoazin; stinkbird

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Nouns denoting animals

Hypernyms ("Opisthocomus hoazin" is a kind of...):

gallinacean; gallinaceous bird (heavy-bodied largely ground-feeding domestic or game birds)

Holonyms ("Opisthocomus hoazin" is a member of...):

genus Opisthocomus; Opisthocomus (type genus of the Opisthocomidae: hoatzins)