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turaco
CIDE DICTIONARY
turaco, n. [Cf. F. touraco.].
Any one of several species of large brightly crested birds of the genus Turacus , native of Africa. They eat plantain and are remarkable for the peculiar green and red pigments found in their feathers. [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
turaco, n. (also touraco) (pl. -os) any African bird of the family Musophagidae, with crimson and green plumage and a prominent crest.
Etymology
F f. native W.Afr. name
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