guan

guan  (gwän)

n.

Any of several large game birds of the family Cracidae, native to the jungles of tropical America and related to and resembling the curassows.

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[American Spanish, of South American Indian origin.]

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guan [gwɑːn]

n

(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals) any gallinaceous bird of the genera Penelope, Pipile, etc., of Central and South America: family Cracidae (curassows)

[from American Spanish]

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

guan - any of several large turkey-like game birds of the family Cracidae; native to jungles of tropical America; resembling the curassows and valued as food gallinacean, gallinaceous bird - heavy-bodied largely ground-feeding domestic or game birds Cracidae, family Cracidae - curassows; guans; chachalacas piping guan - a kind of guan