Hypertext Webster Gateway: "Chauna"

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)

Chaja \Cha"ja\, n. [Native name.] (Zo["o]l.)
The crested screamer of Brazil ({Palamedea, or Chauna,
chavaria}), so called in imitation of its notes; -- called
also {chauna}, and {faithful kamichi}. It is often
domesticated and is useful in guarding other poultry. See
{Kamichi}.

From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)

Chauna
n : crested screamers [syn: {Chauna}, {genus Chauna}]


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