quetzal
/ˈkwetsəl/noun
1
- a bird of the trogon family, with iridescent green plumage and typically red underparts, found in the forests of tropical America绿咬鹃。
1.1
- Genus Pharomachrus, family Trogonidae: five species, especially the resplendent quetzal (P. mocinno), the male of which has very long tail coverts and was venerated by the Aztecs.绿咬鹃属, 咬鹃科：5种, 尤指凤尾绿咬鹃（拉丁名P. mocinno）, 其雄鸟有很长的覆尾羽, 受到阿兹特克人的尊崇。
2
- the basic monetary unit of Guatemala, equal to 100 centavos格查尔（危地马拉基本货币单位, 等于100分）。
词源
early 19th cent. (in sense 1)： from Spanish， from Aztec quetzalli 'brightly coloured tail feather'.