hoatzin

ho·at·zin

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [hoh-at-sin, waht-sin]
- /hoʊˈæt sɪn, ˈwɑt sɪn/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [hoh-at-sin, waht-sin]
- /hoʊˈæt sɪn, ˈwɑt sɪn/

Definitions of hoatzin word

noun hoatzin a blue-faced, crested bird, Opisthocomus hoazin, of the Amazon and Orinoco forests, having as a nestling a large, temporary claw on the second and third digits of the forelimb, for climbing among the tree branches. 1
noun hoatzin A large tree-dwelling tropical American bird with weak flight . Young hoatzins have hooked claws on their wings, enabling them to climb around among the branches. 1
noun hoatzin a unique South American gallinaceous bird, Opisthocomus hoazin, with a brownish plumage, a very small crested head, and clawed wing digits in the young: family Opisthocomidae 0
noun hoatzin a crested South American bird (Opisthocomus hoazin) of an order (Opisthocomiformes) with only one species: the wings of its young have claws 0

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Origin of hoatzin

First appearance:

before 1655

One of the 46% oldest English words

1655-65; ≪ Nahuatl huāctzīn, huāhtzīn name for several hen-sized birds of the Valley of Mexico, apparently applied indiscriminately by early naturalists to similar New World birds

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hoatzin popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 66% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 51% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

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