chachalaca

2 definitions found

chachalaca - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Chachalaca \Cha`cha*la"ca\, n. [Native name, prob. given in
     imitation of its cry.] (Zool.)
     The Texan guan (Ortalis vetula). [written also
     chiacalaca.]
     [1913 Webster]

chachalaca - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  chachalaca
      n 1: slender arboreal guan resembling a wild turkey; native to
           Central America and Mexico; highly regarded as game birds