Turacin

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

  Turacin \Tu"ra*cin\, n. (Physiol.) (Chem.)
     A red or crimson pigment obtained from certain feathers of
     several species of turacou; whence the name. It contains
     nearly six per cent of copper.
     [1913 Webster] turaco