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quetzal
OXFORD DICTIONARY
quetzal, n.
1 any of various brilliantly coloured birds of the family Trogonidae, esp. the Central and S. American Pharomachrus mocinno, the male of which has long green tail coverts.
2 the chief monetary unit of Guatemala.
1 any of various brilliantly coloured birds of the family Trogonidae, esp. the Central and S. American Pharomachrus mocinno, the male of which has long green tail coverts.
2 the chief monetary unit of Guatemala.
Etymology
Sp. f. Aztec f. quetzalli the bird's tail-feather
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