How to Use quetzal in a Sentence

quetzal

noun

• Keep a keen eye out for the resplendent quetzal, one of Earth's most beautiful birds.
  — Joe Minihane, CNN, 24 Mar. 2022
• This town gets its name from the country's iconic bird, the quetzal, which was sacred to many ancient cultures.
  — Christin Parcerisa Vigueras, Travel + Leisure, 9 Nov. 2021
• In the 1990s acoustician David Lubman recorded the hand-clap echoes at El Castillo and compared them with recordings of the quetzal.
  — Douglas Starr, Discover Magazine, 25 Sep. 2012
• The items cost less than one quetzal (about 14 cents) each, and even more people stopped wearing traditional clothing.
  — Photographs and Text By Daniele Volpe, New York Times, 30 June 2017
• Wild inhabitants include the resplendent quetzal, rare species of glass frogs, and elusive animals such as the Baird’s tapir.
  — National Geographic, 8 Apr. 2019
• At 2400 meters above sea level, the hotel vantage point allows for a great view of the harpy eagle, the national bird of Panama, as well as the resplendent quetzal, which is most likely to be seen in Boquete.
  — Michael Alpiner, Forbes, 16 May 2021
• Then came unexpected news: Guide Carlos Chavarria heard reports of a resplendent quetzal—the most iconic bird of the rainforest—at a nearby ridge.
  — National Geographic, 19 Dec. 2019
• Today feathers from endangered birds such as the quetzal are illegally bought and sold online, Johnson says.
  — National Geographic, 23 Apr. 2018
• Located in a narrow mountain pass through which trade passed, Los Horcones would have given Teotihuacan control of the flow of cacao and quetzal feathers from the lush Chiapas coast.
  — Lizzie Wade, Science | AAAS, 27 Feb. 2020
• Although the cultures shared staples such as maize, the luxury goods prized in Teotihuacan, such as jade, cacao, and brightly colored quetzal feathers, all came from the tropical jungles of the Maya lowlands.
  — Lizzie Wade, Science | AAAS, 27 Feb. 2020
• The higher dollar inflows from migrants and lower oil prices have helped the country’s currency, the quetzal, gain 3.2 percent this year versus the dollar, the best performance among major currencies in the region.
  — Michael D McDonald, Bloomberg.com, 1 Sep. 2017
• Yuanchuavis likely flew similarly to a quetzal, a forest-dwelling bird that doesn't have the most exceptional flight capabilities, O'Connor said.
  — Ashley Strickland, CNN, 16 Sep. 2021

Last Updated: 24 Jul 2024