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Noun: chachalaca  ,kaa-ku'laa-ku
  1. Slender arboreal guan resembling a wild turkey; native to Central America and Mexico; highly regarded as game birds

Derived forms: chachalacas

Type of: gallinacean, gallinaceous bird

Part of: genus Ortalis, Ortalis

Encyclopedia: Chachalaca