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Webster 1913 Edition
Quesal
Que-sal′
,Noun.
(Zool.)
The long-tailed, or resplendent, trogon (
Pharomachus mocinno
, formerly Trogon resplendens
), native of Southern Mexico and Central America. Called also quetzal
, and golden trogon
. ☞ The male is remarkable for the brilliant metallic green and gold colors of his plumage, and for his extremely long plumes, which often exceed three feet in length.