stinkbird
/ˈstɪŋkˌbɜrd/
noun
- A tropical bird also known as the hoatzin, which has a strong, unpleasant smell due to its diet of leaves.
- The stinkbird is famous for its foul odor, which comes from the fermentation of leaves in its stomach.
- Scientists study the stinkbird because it is one of the few birds that digests food like a cow.
- Visitors to the Amazon rainforest often smell the stinkbird before they see it.