Chachalaca

n.

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(Zool.) The Texan guan (Ortalis vetula).

Noun

1.

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

gallinacean, gallinaceous bird, genus Ortalis, Ortalis, Ortilis vetula macalli, Texas chachalaca