quetzal 的定义
plural quet·zals, quet·za·les [ket-sah-leys]. /kɛtˈsɑ leɪs/.
- any of several large Central and South American trogons of the genus Pharomachrus, having golden-green and scarlet plumage, especially P. mocino, the national bird of Guatemala: rare and possibly endangered.
- a paper money and monetary unit of Guatemala, equal to 100 centavos. Abbreviation: Q.
更多quetzal例句
- It was a Chiriqui quetzal, perched upon a small slab brought from Palenque and fastened as a bracket above the fireplace.
- This is the home of the resplendent trogon, called the quetzal—the imperial bird of the Quiches.
- While the king, his warriors and people, are gathered to the combat, Quetzal steps from the canoe to the sea-shore.
- A certain lord in the palace, who goes thrice a week to the shrine of Quetzal, has faith in the gossip and the paba.
- Prince of Tezcuco, he said, son of the wise Hualpilli, from the sun Quetzal looks down on the earth.