Chachalaca

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Chachalaca \Cha`cha*la"ca\, n. [Native name, prob. given in
     imitation of its cry.] (Zool.)
     The Texan guan ({Ortalis vetula}). [written also
     {chiacalaca}.]
     [1913 Webster]



From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

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