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guan

/ɡwɑːn/

Traducción: Sustantivo que designa a varias aves grandes, parecidas a pavos, de la familia de los crácidos, propias de las selvas de América tropical, similares a los hoccos y apreciadas como alimento.

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noun

C2formalcommon/ɡwɑːn/

A noun referring to any of several large, turkey-like game birds of the family Cracidae, native to the jungles of tropical America, resembling curassows and valued as food.

  • 🇪🇸Sustantivo que designa a varias aves grandes, parecidas a pavos, de la familia de los crácidos, propias de las selvas de América tropical, similares a los hoccos y apreciadas como alimento.
  1. Large game bird C1 formal

    Any of several large, turkey-like birds from the family Cracidae, native to tropical American jungles, resembling curassows and valued as food.

    • The guan is often hunted for its meat in rural areas.
    • We spotted a guan perched high in the rainforest canopy.
    • These birds are closely related to curassows and chachalacas.

    🇪🇸Pava silvestre