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turacou


  2  definitions  found 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Turacou  \Tu*ra"cou\,  n.  [Cf.  F.  touraco.]  (Zo["o]l.) 
  Any  one  of  several  species  of  plantain  eaters  of  the  genus 
  {Turacus},  native  of  Africa.  They  are  remarkable  for  the 
  peculiar  green  and  red  pigments  found  in  their  feathers. 
  [Written  also  {touraco},  and  {touracou}.] 
 
  From  WordNet  r  1.6  [wn]: 
 
  turacou 
  n  :  large  brightly  crested  bird  of  Africa  [syn:  {touraco},  {turaco}, 
  {turakoo}] 




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