hoatzin
/həʊˈætsɪn/noun
1- a large tree-dwelling tropical American bird with weak flight. Young hoatzins have hooked claws on their wings, enabling them to climb about among the branches.麝雉, 爪羽鸡。
1.1
- Opisthocomus hoazin, the only member of the family Opisthocomidae (order Galliformes or Cuculiformes).拉丁名 Opisthocomus hoazin, 麝雉科的唯一成员（鸡形目或鹃形目）。
词源
mid 17th cent.: from American Spanish, from Nahuatl uatzin, probably imitative of its call.