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词汇 chachalaca
释义

Definition of chachalaca in English:

chachalaca

nounˌtʃatʃəˈlakəˌCHäCHəˈläkə
  • A tree-dwelling bird of the guan family, found mainly in the forests of tropical America.

    稚冠雉,喳喳雉

    Genus Ortalis, family Cracidae

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Then came the chachalacas, the chickenlike birds we'd seen the previous day, whose call, I had been promised, I would never forget.
    • More likely to be seen or heard on the plateau is the little chachalaca, a gallinaceous bird named in part for its noisy call.
    • Birds easily encountered on the plateau near the falls include the little chachalaca and Guianan cock-of-the-rock, as well as honeycreepers, dacnises, and tanagers.
    • Guans and perhaps chachalacas may be more arboreal than curassows.
    • The boughs of a gumbo-limbo tree drooped low with roosting chachalacas, dark, chicken-size birds renowned for their remarkable singing style.

Origin

Late 19th century: via South American Spanish from Nahuatl, of imitative origin.

Definition of chachalaca in US English:

chachalaca

nounˌCHäCHəˈläkə
  • A tree-dwelling bird of the guan family, with a loud harsh call. It is found mainly in the forests of tropical America.

    稚冠雉,喳喳雉

    Genus Ortalis, family Cracidae: several species, in particular the plain chachalaca (O. vetula)

    Example sentencesExamples
    • More likely to be seen or heard on the plateau is the little chachalaca, a gallinaceous bird named in part for its noisy call.
    • The boughs of a gumbo-limbo tree drooped low with roosting chachalacas, dark, chicken-size birds renowned for their remarkable singing style.
    • Birds easily encountered on the plateau near the falls include the little chachalaca and Guianan cock-of-the-rock, as well as honeycreepers, dacnises, and tanagers.
    • Then came the chachalacas, the chickenlike birds we'd seen the previous day, whose call, I had been promised, I would never forget.
    • Guans and perhaps chachalacas may be more arboreal than curassows.

Origin

Late 19th century: via South American Spanish from Nahuatl, of imitative origin.

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