noun
- a large tropical American bird with a long neck, small head, and distinctive crest of feathers
Usage: zoological
Examples
- The hoatzin is found in the swamps and wetlands of South America.
- Young hoatzins have claws on their wings that help them climb trees.
- The hoatzin’s unusual digestive system allows it to eat leaves that other birds cannot digest.
- Birdwatchers traveled to the Amazon to observe the rare hoatzin in its natural habitat.
- The hoatzin is sometimes called the stinkbird because of its strong odor.
- Scientists study the hoatzin because it has primitive characteristics not found in other modern birds.