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Definition of Guan
1. Noun. Any of several large turkey-like game birds of the family Cracidae; native to jungles of tropical America; resembling the curassows and valued as food.
Generic synonyms: Gallinacean, Gallinaceous Bird
Group relationships: Cracidae, Family Cracidae
Specialized synonyms: Piping Guan
Group relationships: Cracidae, Family Cracidae
Specialized synonyms: Piping Guan
Definition of Guan
1. n. Any one of many species of large gallinaceous birds of Central and South America, belonging to Penelope, Pipile, Ortalis, and allied genera. Several of the species are often domesticated.
Definition of Guan
1. Noun. Any of several species of birds in the genera ''Aburria, Chamaepetes, Oreophasis, Penelope, Penelopina'' and ''Pipile'' of the family Cracidae, limited to the Americas. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Guan
1. a large bird [n -S]