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Definition of Hoazin

Hoazin
Hoazin Hoa"zin, n. (Zo["o]l.) A remarkable South American bird (Opisthocomus cristatus); the crested touraco. By some zo["o]logists it is made the type of a distinct order (Opisthocomi).

Meaning of Hoazin from wikipedia

- (/hoʊˈætsɪn/ hoh-AT-sin) or hoactzin (/hoʊˈæktsɪn/ hoh-AKT-sin) (Opisthocomus hoazin) is a species of tropical bird found in swamps, riparian forests, and mangroves...
- Opisthocomiformes. The only living representative is the hoatzin (Opisthocomus hoazin) which lives in the Amazon and the Orinoco delta in South America. Several...
- rivers of Guyana; and the national bird, the Canje Pheasant (Opisthocomus hoazin). The national motto, "One people, One Nation, One Destiny", appears on...
- (1999). "Phylogenetic relationships of the enigmatic hoatzin (Opisthocomus hoazin) resolved using mitochondrial and nuclear gene sequences" (PDF). Molecular...
- Parker, W. K. (1891). "On the Morphology of a Reptilian Bird, Opisthocomus hoazin". Transactions of the Zoological Society of London. 13 (2): 43–89. doi:10...
- Resplendent quetzal Pharomachrus mocinno Yes  Guyana Hoatzin Opisthocomus hoazin Yes  Haiti Hispaniolan trogon Priotelus roseigaster Yes  Honduras Scarlet...
- such as ducks, swans, Jacanas (Jacana sp.), and the hoatzin (Opisthocomus hoazin), have them concealed beneath their leg-feathers. Specimens of Archaeopteryx...
- Parker, W. K. (1891). "On the morphology of a reptilian bird, Opisthocomus hoazin". Transactions of the Zoological Society of London. 13 (2): 43–89. doi:10...
- species in 2 genera. Distinct lineage of Neoaves. Hoatzin (Ophisthocomus hoazin) – One living species. Distinct lineage of Neoaves. Magpie goose (Anseranas...
- Parker, W. K. (1891). "On the Morphology of a Reptilian Bird, Opisthocomus hoazin". Transactions of the Zoological Society of London. Vol. 13, no. 2. pp. 43–89...