quetzal

noun

• 1a bird of the trogon family, with iridescent green plumage and typically red underparts, found in the forests of tropical America.

  • Genus Pharomachrus, family Trogonidae: five species, especially the resplendent quetzal (P. mocinno), the male of which has very long tail coverts and was venerated by the Aztecs

• 2the basic monetary unit of Guatemala, equal to 100 centavos.