chaja Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun largest crested screamer; native to southern Brazil and Argentina
    Chauna torquata.

WordNet

Cha"ja noun
Etymology
Native name.
Definitions
  1. (Zoöl.) The crested screamer of Brazil (Palamedea, ∨ Chauna, chavaria), so called in imitation of its notes; -- called also chauna, and faithful kamichi. It is often domesticated and is useful in guarding other poultry. See Kamichi.

Webster 1913