| chachalaca | (n) slender arboreal guan resembling a wild turkey; native to Central America and Mexico; highly regarded as game birds |
| texas chachalaca | (n) of Mexico and Texas, Syn. Ortilis vetula macalli |
| Chachalaca | ‖n. [ Native name, prob. given in imitation of its cry. ] (Zool.) The Texan guan (Ortalis vetula). |