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quetzal

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Main Entry:
quet·zal 
          Listen to the pronunciation of quetzal 
          Listen to the pronunciation of quetzal
Pronunciation:
\ket-ˈsäl, -ˈsal\
Function:
noun
Inflected Form(s):
plural quetzals or quet·za·les 
          Listen to the pronunciation of quetzales \-ˈsä-(ˌ)lās, -ˈsa-\
Etymology:
American Spanish, from Nahuatl quetzalli tail coverts of the quetzal
Date:
1827
1: a Central American trogon (Pharomachrus mocinno) that has brilliant green plumage above, a red breast, and in the male long upper tail coverts2plural quetzales — see money table


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