motmotn.

Brit.

/ˈmɒtmɒt/, U.S.

/ˈmɑtˌmɑt/

Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin motmot.

Etymology: < post-classical Latin motmot (17th cent., earlier momot: see quots. below; > scientific Latin Momotus, name of the typical genus); further etymology unknown. Compare French momot (1779 in Buffon), Spanish momot (1805 or earlier).1635 J. Eusebius Nierembergius Hist. Nat. 209 De momot.1649 F. Hernandez Rerum Medicarum Thes. II. cxcvi. 52 (heading) De Motmot.

Any of several Central and South American birds comprising the family Momotidae (allied to the kingfishers), the members of which have colourful plumage with two long racket-shaped tail feathers and are mainly insectivorous.

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1822 J. Latham Gen. Hist. Birds II. 299 Paraguan Motmot..a variety of the common Motmot.

1837 W. Swainson On Nat. Hist. & Classif. Birds II. 141 Every writer, since the days of Linnæus..has placed the motmots (Prionites) and the toucans (Ramphastos) close together.

1895 Science 1 Nov. 593/1 The bird..was a Motmot and not a Trogon.

1908 H. Gadow Through Southern Mexico v. 106 Birds..like trogons, motmots, and pigeons.

1959 J. Van Tyne & A. J. Berger Fund. Ornithol. x. 277 The Turquoise-browed Motmot..may dig nesting burrows over 5 feet long.

1973 Country Life 1 Nov. 1336/2 Birds like..the brilliantly coloured but silent motmots.

1997 Independent on Sunday 23 Nov. i. 12/8 In Costa Rica, the Keel-Billed Toucan and the Blue-Crowned Motmot, a relative of the kingfisher found in deep forests, have both been forced to move to higher ground.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	motmot
释义	motmotn. Brit. /ˈmɒtmɒt/, U.S. /ˈmɑtˌmɑt/ Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin motmot. Etymology: < post-classical Latin motmot (17th cent., earlier momot: see quots. below; > scientific Latin Momotus, name of the typical genus); further etymology unknown. Compare French momot (1779 in Buffon), Spanish momot (1805 or earlier).1635 J. Eusebius Nierembergius Hist. Nat. 209 De momot.1649 F. Hernandez Rerum Medicarum Thes. II. cxcvi. 52 (heading) De Motmot. Any of several Central and South American birds comprising the family Momotidae (allied to the kingfishers), the members of which have colourful plumage with two long racket-shaped tail feathers and are mainly insectivorous. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > birds > perching birds > order Coraciiformes (kingfisher, etc.) > [noun] > member of family Motmotidae motmot1822 racket-tail1843 sawbill1864 1822 J. Latham Gen. Hist. Birds II. 299 Paraguan Motmot..a variety of the common Motmot. 1837 W. Swainson On Nat. Hist. & Classif. Birds II. 141 Every writer, since the days of Linnæus..has placed the motmots (Prionites) and the toucans (Ramphastos) close together. 1895 Science 1 Nov. 593/1 The bird..was a Motmot and not a Trogon. 1908 H. Gadow Through Southern Mexico v. 106 Birds..like trogons, motmots, and pigeons. 1959 J. Van Tyne & A. J. Berger Fund. Ornithol. x. 277 The Turquoise-browed Motmot..may dig nesting burrows over 5 feet long. 1973 Country Life 1 Nov. 1336/2 Birds like..the brilliantly coloured but silent motmots. 1997 Independent on Sunday 23 Nov. i. 12/8 In Costa Rica, the Keel-Billed Toucan and the Blue-Crowned Motmot, a relative of the kingfisher found in deep forests, have both been forced to move to higher ground. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1822
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