hoatzin
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hoatzin
- /ˈwætsɪn/ UK
- /ˈwætsiːn/ UK
- /ˈwɑːtsɪn/ US
- /ˈwɑːtsiːn/ US
Where it comes from
From Nahuatl huāctzin (which probably designated a different bird).
noun hoatzins · hoactzin · hoazin
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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.
Hoatzins are large birds — at about twenty-six inches from head to tail, they are much larger than Archaeopteryx — with a yellowish chest, brown striped back, and a long narrow tail (Figure 53). Hoatzins are unusual in several ways, one of which is that hatchling hoatzins have claws on their wings.
Similar: stinkbird
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Talk about this word "hoatzin." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/hoatzin. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. hoatzin. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/hoatzin "hoatzin." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/hoatzin.Cite this
@misc{hoatzin_2026,
title = {hoatzin},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/hoatzin},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
