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Turacou

Tu*ra"cou\, n. [Cf. F. touraco.] (Zo["o]l.) Any one of several species of plantain eaters of the genus Turacus, native of Africa. They are remarkable for the peculiar green and red pigments found in their feathers. [Written also touraco, and touracou.]
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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turacou

noun
large brightly crested bird of Africa [syn: touraco
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