hoactzin

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A form of hoatzin — A bird of the species Opisthocomus hoazin of the order Opisthocomiformes, with claws on the wing fingers of the juvenile and an enlarged crop used as a rumen.

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hoatzinstinkbirdOpisthocomus hoazin
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Meanings

nounhoactzin (plural hoactzins)

plural hoactzins

  1. alternativeAlternative form of hoatzin.

Synonyms & antonyms

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

Similar
hoatzinstinkbirdOpisthocomus hoazin
Broader
gallinaceous birdgallinacean
Also see
hoatzinstinkbird

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Cite this entry
APA

hoactzin. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hoactzin

MLA

“hoactzin.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hoactzin. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “hoactzin,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hoactzin.

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