resplendent quetzal

noun

Pharomachrus mocinno, a small, mainly green bird found in the tropical forests of Central America and southern Mexico.

Similar
resplendent trogonPharomacrus mocino

Meanings

noun
  1. Pharomachrus mocinno, a small, mainly green bird found in the tropical forests of Central America and southern Mexico.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounvery rare Central American bird; the national bird of Guatemala

Similar
resplendent trogonPharomacrus mocino
Broader
quetzalquetzal bird

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

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