n. Any of several cracid birds, of the genus Ortalis, limited to the Americas, that resemble the guans.
the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
n. The Texan guan (Ortalis vetula).
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
n. The Texan guan, Ortalis vetula maccalli; a gallinaceous bird of the family Cracidæ and subfamily Penelopinæ, the only representative of the family in the United States.
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n. slender arboreal guan resembling a wild turkey; native to Central America and Mexico; highly regarded as game birds
Word Usage
"Los Katíos supports a number of species which are characteristic of Central America and are only found in this part of South America such as the mouse Heteromys desmarestianus and grey-headed chachalaca Ortalis cinereiceps."