'Chauna' definitions:
Definition of 'Chauna'
(from WordNet)
noun
Crested screamers [syn: Chauna, genus Chauna]
Definition of 'chauna'
From: GCIDE
- Chaja \Cha"ja\, n. [Native name.] (Zool.) The crested screamer of Brazil (Palamedea chavaria syn. Chauna chavaria), so called in imitation of its notes; -- called also chauna, and faithful kamichi. It is often domesticated and is useful in guarding other poultry. See Kamichi. [1913 Webster]