Quetzal

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. A Central American bird (Pharomachrus mocino) that has brilliant bronze-green and red plumage and, in the male, long flowing tail feathers.
  • n. See Table at currency.
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  • n. A trogon of the genus Pharomacrus, especially the resplendent quetzal Pharomacrus mocinno, with very long tail feathers, found in Guatemala and Costa Rica.
  • n. A monetary unit used in Guatemala, equal to 100 centavos.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. The paradise-trogon, Pharomacrus mocinno (or Calurus elegans), the most magnificent of the trogons, of a golden-green and carmine color, with long airy upper tail-coverts projecting like sprays a foot or two beyond the tail. It inhabits Central America, especially Costa Rica. See cut under trogon. Also quesal, quijal.
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  • n. the basic unit of money in Guatemala; equal to 100 centavos
  • n. large trogon of Central America and South America having golden-green and scarlet plumage
    • Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    guatemalan monetary unit   
    Cross Reference
    centavo   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    xochihuehuetl    tzinitzcan    aspetto    egret    grandem    shatra   
     
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