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quetzal bird

DEFINITIONS OF: quetzal bird

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n large trogon of Central America and South America having golden-green and scarlet plumage

Synonyms:
quetzal
Types:
Pharomacrus mocino, resplendent quetzel, resplendent trogon
very rare Central American bird; the national bird of Guatemala
Type of:
trogon
forest bird of warm regions of the New World having brilliant lustrous plumage and long tails
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