a large tree-dwelling tropical American bird with weak flight. Young hoatzins have hooked claws on their wings, enabling them to climb about among the branches.
麝雉,爪羽鸡。
"mid 17th cent.: from American Spanish, from Nahuatl
n. 麝雉;爪羽鸡
It is called the hoatzin.
这种鸟叫麝雉。
麝雉,生活在南美洲热带地区,长有羽冠。成鸟体长约22英寸(56厘米)。上体羽毛呈咖啡色,稍杂有白斑。下体和羽冠均呈淡红褐色。脸部裸出的皮肤呈蓝色。麝雉的每个翅膀上生来都长有两只爪子,用于攀登,三周后,这两只爪子消失。麝雉嗉囊极大,分为两部分,用于贮存和消化海芋属植物有弹性的叶子,那是它主要的食物来源。由于麝雉身体里散发出一种浓烈的霉味,因此才称作麝雉(stinkbird)。
a large tree-dwelling tropical American bird with weak flight. Young hoatzins have hooked claws on their wings, enabling them to climb about among the branches.
麝雉,爪羽鸡。
"mid 17th cent.: from American Spanish, from Nahuatl
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