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chachalaca.

Any of several cracid birds, of the genus Ortalis, limited to the Americas, that resemble the guans.

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noun/ˌt͡ʃɑ.t͡ʃəˈlɑ.kə/US
  1. Any of several cracid birds, of the genus Ortalis, limited to the Americas, that resemble the guans.

Where this word comes from

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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