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Meaning of CHACHALACA

Pronunciation:  `châchu'lâku

WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: [n]  slender arboreal guan resembling a wild turkey; native to Central America and Mexico; highly regarded as game birds
 
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 See Also: gallinaceon, gallinaceous bird, genus Ortalis, Ortalis, Ortilis vetula macalli, Texas chachalaca

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\Cha`cha*la"ca\, n. [Native name, prob. given in
imitation of its cry.] (Zo["o]l.)
The Texan guan ({Ortalis vetula}). [written also
{chiacalaca}.]
 
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