turaco

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

turaco
    n 1: large brightly crested bird of Africa [syn: {touraco},
         {turaco}, {turacou}, {turakoo}]

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

turaco \turaco\, turacou \tu*ra"cou\, n. [Cf. F. touraco.]
   (Zool.)
   Any one of several species of large brightly crested birds of
   the genus {Turacus}, native of Africa. They eat plantain and
   are remarkable for the peculiar green and red pigments found
   in their feathers. [Written also {touraco}, {touracou}, and
   {turakoo}.]
   [1913 Webster + WordNet 1.5]