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English Dictionary: Chauna by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Chauna
n
  1. crested screamers
    Synonym(s): Chauna, genus Chauna
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   d8Chaja \[d8]Cha"ja\, n. [Native name.] (Zo[94]l.)
      The crested screamer of Brazil ({Palamedea, [or] Chauna,
      chavaria}), so called in imitation of its notes; -- called
      also {chauna}, and {faithful kamichi}. It is often
      domesticated and is useful in guarding other poultry. See
      {Kamichi}.
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