quetzal

noun2

1. •
   Any trogon of the genus Pharomacrus, especially a resplendent quetzal (Pharomacrus mocinno), which has very long tail feathers and is found in Guatemala and Costa Rica.

   • Included among the images that Rigoberta Menchú uses in order to subtly convey her people's ethnicity is an image of Guatemala as the "land of the quetzal." — 1997
2. •
   A monetary unit used in Guatemala, equal to 100 centavos.