guan

Thân thiện

A large guan perches on a branch in the rainforest.

Definition

Noun: 1. A type of large game bird: A guan is any of several species of large, turkey-like birds belonging to the family Cracidae. They are native to the jungles of tropical Central and South America. Guans are valued as a source of food and are related to curassows and chachalacas.

Examples of Usage

• Noun:
  • The guan is often heard in the rainforest before it is seen.
  • Hunters in the region prize the guan for its meat.
  • We spotted a piping guan high in the canopy.

Advanced Usage

• As a collective term: The word "guan" can refer to the group of birds within the subfamily Penelopinae.
  • Several species of guan are threatened by habitat loss.

Variants and Related Words

• Specific Species Names: These are compound names, not variants of the word "guan" itself.
  • Crested guan (Penelope purpurascens)
  • Spix's guan (Penelope jacquacu)
  • Piping guan (genus Pipile)

Synonyms

• Game bird (this is a broader category that includes guans)
• Cracid (a technical term for any member of the family Cracidae, which includes guans, curassows, and chachalacas)

Related Idioms or Phrases

(There are no common idioms or phrasal verbs specifically using the word "guan" in general English usage.)

Học thuật

Noun

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