chachalaca
nounUS /ˌt͡ʃɑ.t͡ʃəˈlɑ.kə/
Etymology Late 19th century. From South American Spanish chachalaca, from Classical Nahuatl chachalacani (“tattler, gossiper”), from chāchalāni (“to make a hubbub, create an uproar”).
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Any of several cracid birds, of the genus Ortalis, limited to the Americas, that resemble the guans.
- Derived terms
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buff-browed chachalaca, Ortalis superciliaris, Chaco chachalaca, Ortalis canicollis, chestnut-winged chachalaca, Ortalis garrula, Colombian chachalaca, Ortalis columbiana, grey-headed chachalaca, Ortalis cinereiceps, little chachalaca, Ortalis motmot, plain chachalaca, Ortalis vetula, rufous-bellied chachalaca, Ortalis wagleri, rufous-headed chachalaca, Ortalis erythroptera, rufous-vented chachalaca, Ortalis ruficauda, speckled chachalaca, chestnut-headed chachalaca, East Brazilian chachalaca, scaled chachalaca, Ortalis guttata, West Mexican chachalaca, Ortalis poliocephala, white-bellied chachalaca, Ortalis leucogastra