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ORTALIS

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

Chachalacas

Synonyms:

genus Ortalis; Ortalis

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Hypernyms ("Ortalis" is a kind of...):

bird genus (a genus of birds)

Meronyms (members of "Ortalis"):

chachalaca (slender arboreal guan resembling a wild turkey; native to Central America and Mexico; highly regarded as game birds)

Ortilis vetula macalli; Texas chachalaca (of Mexico and Texas)

Holonyms ("Ortalis" is a member of...):

Cracidae; family Cracidae (curassows; guans; chachalacas)

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