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kamichi

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

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.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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History

Etymology

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

Across languages

Translations

8 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Catalan: xahà banyut — Anhima cornuta
  • Dutch: anioema — Anhima cornuta
  • French: kamichi — Anhima cornuta
  • German: Hornwehrvogel — Anhima cornuta
  • Portuguese: anhuma — Anhima cornuta
  • Spanish: aruco — Anhima cornuta
  • Spanish: camungo — Anhima cornuta
  • Welsh: sgrechwr corniog — Anhima cornuta