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guan

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Main Entry:
guan 
          Listen to the pronunciation of guan
Pronunciation:
\ˈgwän\
Function:
noun
Etymology:
alteration of earlier quam, probably from Kuna (Chibchan language of Panama) kwama
Date:
1743
: any of various large gregarious neotropical birds (family Cracidae) that are chiefly arboreal forest-dwellers and that somewhat resemble turkeys
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