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quetzales Definition


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quetzal
noun
    1. The most flamboyant of the trogon birds of Central and S America, the males of which have bright coppery-green feathers on their upper parts and crimson ones below, and enormously long wing and tail coverts which resemble graceful streamers.
    quetzales
    2. ) the standard unit of currency of Guatemala.
Etymology: 19c; early 20c in sense 2: American Spanish, from Nahuatl (the Aztec language) quetzalli a bird's tail-feather.



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