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guan
[ gwahn ]
noun
- a large game bird of the curassow family, common in dense woodlands of Central and South America, somewhat resembling a turkey.
guan
/ ɡɑː /
noun
- any gallinaceous bird of the genera Penelope, Pipile, etc, of Central and South America: family Cracidae (curassows)
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yvlog History and Origins
Origin of guan1
First recorded in 1735–45; from Latin American Spanish
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yvlog History and Origins
Origin of guan1
C18: from American Spanish
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A hen-like Andean guan and her chicks were perched on a high branch.
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It has licences to reintroduce the tapir, the red macaw, the woolly spider monkey and two spectacular birds, the solitary tinamou and the black-fronted piping guan.
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Endangered animal species such as the spectacled bear – which inspired the Paddington Bear children’s stories – and the white-winged guan are under threat from the blazes.
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Like curassows, guans are in great measure of arboreal habit.
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The Chinese have an expression, “shao guan xian shi,” which translates roughly as “Don’t get involved if it’s not your business.”
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