Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Turacou \Tu*ra"cou\, n. [Cf. F. touraco.] (Zo["o]l.)
   Any one of several species of plantain eaters of the genus
   {Turacus}, native of Africa. They are remarkable for the
   peculiar green and red pigments found in their feathers.
   [Written also {touraco}, and {touracou}.]