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Meaning of "turaco" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF TURACO

ˈtʊərəˌkəʊ


GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF TURACO

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Turaco is a noun.
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WHAT DOES TURACO MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Turaco

The turacos make up the bird family Musophagidae, which includes plantain-eaters and go-away-birds. In southern Africa both turacos and go-away-birds are commonly known as louries. They are semi-zygodactylous – the fourth toe can be switched back and forth. The second and third toes, which always point forward, are conjoined in some species. Musophagids often have prominent crests and long tails; the turacos are noted for peculiar and unique pigments giving them their bright green and red feathers. Traditionally, this group has been allied with the cuckoos in the order Cuculiformes, but the Sibley-Ahlquist taxonomy raises this group to a full order Musophagiformes. They have been proposed to link the Hoatzin to the other living birds but this was later disputed. Female White-bellied Go-away-bird, Corythaixoides leucogaster Musophagids are medium-sized arboreal birds endemic to sub-Saharan Africa, where they live in forests, woodland and savanna. Their flight is weak, but they run quickly through the tree canopy.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH TURACO

Alnico · angico · babaco · Boucicault · calico · coquelicot · fantastico · Galactico · intonaco · Jericho · magnifico · medico · Mexico · Monaco · politico · simpatico · telco · touraco · wilco · zydeco

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE TURACO

turacin · turacoverdin · turangawaewae · Turanian · turban · turban-like · turbaned · turbanned · turbaries · turbary · turbellarian · turbid · turbidimeter · turbidimetric · turbidimetry · turbidite · turbidity · turbidity current · turbidly · turbidness

WORDS THAT END LIKE TURACO

banco · Blanco · Chaco · co · disco · Draco · eco · Franco · Gran Chaco · guaco · guanaco · macaco · morocco · paco · poco · Puerto Rico · San Francisco · taco · Tarraco · viliaco

Synonyms and antonyms of turaco in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «turaco» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF TURACO

Find out the translation of turaco to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of turaco from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «turaco» in English.
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Translator English - Chinese

冠蕉鹃
1,325 millions of speakers
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turaco
570 millions of speakers
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English

turaco
510 millions of speakers
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turaco
380 millions of speakers
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turaco
280 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Russian

турако
278 millions of speakers
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turaco
270 millions of speakers
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turaco
260 millions of speakers
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turaco
220 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Malay

Turaco
190 millions of speakers
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turaco
180 millions of speakers
ja

Translator English - Japanese

エボシドリ
130 millions of speakers
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turaco
85 millions of speakers
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Turaco
85 millions of speakers
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turaco
80 millions of speakers
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turaco
75 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Marathi

Turaco
75 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Turkish

turako
70 millions of speakers
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turaco
65 millions of speakers
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turaco
50 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Ukrainian

турако
40 millions of speakers
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Turaco
30 millions of speakers
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turaco
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

loerie
14 millions of speakers
sv

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turaco
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

turaco
5 millions of speakers

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «TURACO»

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «TURACO»

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International Wildlife Encyclopedia: Tree squirrel - water ...
There are 23 turaco species, most of them 16-21 inches (40-53 cm) long, the size of a wood pigeon, but the giant or great blue turaco, Corythaeola cristata, is 2'A feet (75 cm) long, about the size of a pheasant. The wings are short and rounded  ...
‎2002
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Handbook of Avian Hybrids of the World
Belo Horizonte Zoo (Brazil) had a & hybrid in 1980. IZY 1982. Musophaga violacea [Violet Turaco] × Tauraco leucotis (() [White-cheeked Turaco] CHR. DRS . T. leucotis may have breeding contact in se Sudan with Ross's Turaco ( Musophaga ...
Department of Genetics University of Georgia Eugene M. McCarthy Post Doctoral Researcher, Athens, 2006
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Sasol Southern African Birds: A Photographic Guide
Knysna Turaco (Lourie) Tauracocorythalx 40-42 cm Knysnaloerie The ranges of this species and the similar Livingstone's Turaco do not overlap so confusion between them should not arise. The Knysna Turaco differs from the Purple- crested ...
Ian Sinclair, Ian Hugh Davidson, 1995
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The Larger Illustrated Guide to Birds of Southern Africa
KNYSNA TURACO (LOURIE) Tauraco corythaix (370a) 40-42 cm The all-green head, white stripe below the eye and white tips to the crest distinguish this species from Purple-crested Turaco. Livingstone's and Schalow's turacos differ in  ...
Ian Sinclair, P. A. R. Hockey, 2005
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Endangered Wildlife and Plants of the World
(38-43 cm) Weight: Unknown Clutch size: 2-3 eggs Incubation: 16-18 days Diet: Fruit Habitat: Montane forest Range: Bamenda Highlands, Cameroon, Africa Bannerman's turaco has a posture and physique that suggest a curassow or a ...
‎2001
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Ethiopia & Eritrea
THE STRANGE CASE OF THE VANISHING TURACO In a remote patch in the deep south of Ethiopia lives one of the country's rarest, most beautiful and most enigmatic birds – the Prince Ruspoli's turaco, first introduced to the world in the ...
Stuart Butler, Dean Starnes, 2009
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Bird Coloration: Mechanisms and measurements
See Bannerman's Turaco Tauraco corythaix. See Knysna Turaco Tauraco erythrolaphus. See Red-crested Turaco Tauraco fischeri. See Fischer's Turaco Tauraco hartlaubi. See Hartlaub's Turaco Tauraco leucolophus. See White- crested ...
Geoffrey Edward Hill, Kevin J. McGraw, 2006
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Birds of East Africa: Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi
Hartlaub's Turaco Tauraco hartlaubi 43cm, 17” Dark-crowned turaco with a short rounded blue-back crest, obvious oval white loral spot, red eye-ring and white line below the eye: bill very dark red. Wings and tail rather dark violet-blue. HH EA ...
Terry Stevenson, John Fanshawe, 2004
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CRC Handbook of Avian Body Masses, Second Edition
Turaco B 10 965 857 1231 394 Tauraco persa Guinea.Turaco B 6 306 280 350 266,.394 Tauraco livingstonii Livingstone's. Turaco F 1 249 Kenya 120 Tauraco schalowi Schalow's.Turaco B 70 142 300 Angola 266 Tauraco corythaix Knysna.
John B. Dunning, Jr., 2007
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Ethiopia
The riverine forest along this stretch of the Genale River is a prime locality for sighting one of Africa's rarest birds, the beautiful Prince Ruspoli's turaco. This large and colourful frugivore is named after the Italian explorer who first collected a ...
Philip Briggs, 2012

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «TURACO»

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National Zookeeper Week Highlights The Unsung Heroes
Zookeeper Jordan Wiltse offers a grape to a great blue turaco at the Sedgwick County Zoo's Tropics exhibit. Nadya Faulx. Visitors and zookeepers gather ... «KMUW, Jul 15»
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Uganda to host roadshow for licensing round
... Rukungiri and Kanungu Districts, Mvule (344sq km) in Moyo and Yumbe Districts together with Turaco (425sq km) and Kanywantaba (344sq km) in Ntoroko ... «OilOnline, Jun 15»
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Zoo's Spring Spectacular 'on steroids this year'
Michelle Gibes and Michelle Coronado, second-year students in the program, introduced visitors to a 22-year-old red-crested turaco, a type of bird. The bird at ... «Ventura County Star, Mar 15»
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Zoo Day: Livingstone's turaco
SAN DIEGO (CBS 8) - A Livingstone's turaco is the only bird that has pigment in its feathers, creating beautiful, vibrant colors. In this Zoo Day video, Jessica ... «CBS 8 San Diego, Mar 15»
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ON YOUR DOORSTEP A different way
Built by Grahamstown attorney John Haydock and his family, they've named it the Turaco Link – after the bird that you'll often encounter in the ravines' forests ... «Grocott's Mail Online, Mar 15»
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Uganda launches first petroleum exploration licensing round since …
The six blocks are Ngassa, Taitai & Karuka, Ngaji, Mvule, Turaco and Kanywantaba. The ministry said all blocks have seismic and well data acquired by oil ... «Out-Law.com, Feb 15»
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New violet turaco chick on display at Rosamond Gifford Zoo in …
"The hatching of this turaco chick is very exciting and valuable to the genetic pool, as its parents are founders for the North American population," Fox said in a ... «Syracuse.com, Dec 14»
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Chager maintains lead as Loldiaga Hills claim top drivers at 62 KCB …
Today (yesterday), Turaco stage was very tricky and I drove a bit cautiously – so Tundo beat us on that stage. Considering that I retired at Loldaiga last time, ... «The Standard Digital News, Sep 14»
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Will reunited with beloved bird thanks to power of a tweet
Exotic bird breeder Will Rees was feeding one of his Guinea Turacos when the bird - a colourful fruit-eating native of West Africa - escaped the pensioner's ... «South Wales Guardian, Jul 14»
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Tough outing: Batian View to run as power stage during KCB M …
Friday June 27 will see crews tackle the 8km stage at Turaco, proced to an 8km Kisima stage, before ending the Day's competitive run with the 3.1km spectator ... «The Standard Digital News, Jun 14»
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