resplendent quetzal

resplendent quetzal

noun
See under quetzal (def. 1).
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quet·zal

[ket-sahl]
noun, plural quet·zals, quet·za·les [-sah-leys] .
1.
any of several large Central and South American trogons of the genus Pharomachrus, having golden-green and scarlet plumage, especially P. mocino (resplendent quetzal), the national bird of Guatemala: rare and possibly endangered.
2.
a paper money and monetary unit of Guatemala, equal to 100 centavos. Abbreviation: Q.
Also, que·zal [ke-sahl] .


Origin:
1820–30; < American Spanish < Nahuatl quetzalli plumage of the quetzal bird
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