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| quet·zal [ ket sl ] (plural quet·zals or quet·za·les [ ket s làyz ]) |
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1. red and green bird: a bird with brilliant green and red feathers. The male of one species, resplendent quetzal, has long streaming tail feathers. Native to: Central and South America. Genus Pharomachrus.
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2. unit of Guatemalan currency: the main unit of Guatemalan currency
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| [Early 19th century. Via American Spanish< Nahuatl quetzalli "brilliantly colored tail feather"] |
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