quetzals

quetzals
ket'sɑl /'ketsl n. trogon, type of colorful bird from the genus Pharomachrus (native to Central and South America); unit of currency in Guatemala

English contemporary dictionary. 2014.

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  • Pharomachrus mocinno — Quetzal Quetzal (Pharomachrus mocinno) Systematik Klasse: Vögel (Aves) Ordnung: Trogone …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Quetzal (Vogel) — Quetzal Quetzal (Pharomachrus mocinno) Systematik Klasse: Vögel (Aves) Ordnung: Trogone (Trogoniformes) …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • quetzal — [ kɛtzal ] n. m. • 1875; mot indigène 1 ♦ Oiseau des forêts d Amérique centrale au plumage brillant, vert et rouge. 2 ♦ (1932) Unité monétaire du Guatemala. Des quetzals. ● quetzal, quetzales nom masculin Unité monétaire principale du Guatemala.… …   Encyclopédie Universelle

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  • Guatemalan quetzal — Infobox Currency currency name in local = quetzal guatemalteco es icon image 1 = GuatemalanBanknoteQ100BothSides.jpg iso code = GTQ using countries = flag|Guatemala inflation rate = 6.6% inflation source date =… …   Wikipedia

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