chaja

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WORDNET DICTIONARY

Noun chaja has 1 sense

chaja(n = noun.animal) chauna torquata - largest crested screamer; native to southern Brazil and Argentina; Array

is a kind of crested screamer

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CIDE DICTIONARY

chaja, n. [Native name.].

The crested screamer of Brazil (Palamedea chavaria syn. 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. [1913 Webster]

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