What does "kamichi" mean?

A South American bird with a long, slender, horn-like ornament on its head and two sharp spurs on each wing, the horned screamer, Anhima cornuta.

What is a synonym for "kamichi"?

Common synonyms include: horned screamer, horned screamer.

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A South American bird with a long, slender, horn-like ornament on its head and two sharp spurs on each wing, the horned screamer, Anhima cornuta.

From French kamichi, from earlier kamityi. Borrowed from an indigenous language of the Caribbean.

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