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quet·zal  audio  (kt-säl) KEY 

NOUN:
pl. quet·zals or quet·za·les  (-säls) KEY 
  1. A Central American bird (Pharomachrus mocino) that has brilliant bronze-green and red plumage and, in the male, long flowing tail feathers.
  2. A basic unit of currency in Guatemala. See Table at currency.
ETYMOLOGY:
American Spanish, from Nahuatl quetzalli, large brilliant tail feather


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