jacamar

[ jak-uh-mahr ]

/ ˈdʒæk əˌmɑr /

noun

any tropical American bird of the family Galbulidae, having a long bill and usually metallic green plumage above.

Origin of jacamar

1640–50; <French <Tupi jacamáciri

Words nearby jacamar

jabroni, Jabrud, jac, jacal, Jacalyn, jacamar, jaçana, jacaranda, jacaré, Jacareí, jacinth

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Example sentences from the Web for jacamar

At one point, I recollect, a gold-green Jacamar sat on a log and looked at me till I was within five yards of her.
At Last|Charles Kingsley
Early in January the jacamar is in fine plumage for the cabinet of the naturalist.
Wanderings in South America|Charles Waterton
The jacamar lives entirely on insects, but never goes in search of them.
Wanderings in South America|Charles Waterton
They could hear the tempest raging in Jacamar Wood, which would surely suffer from it.
The Mysterious Island|Jules Verne

It was indeed a jacamar, of which the plumage shines with a metallic luster.
The Mysterious Island|Jules Verne

British Dictionary definitions for jacamar

jacamar

/ (ˈdʒækəˌmɑː) /

noun

any bird of the tropical American family Galbulidae, having an iridescent plumage and feeding on insects: order Piciformes (woodpeckers, etc)

Word Origin for jacamar

C19: from French, from Tupi jacamá-ciri

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单词	jacamar
释义	jacamar [ jak-uh-mahr ] / ˈdʒæk əˌmɑr / noun any tropical American bird of the family Galbulidae, having a long bill and usually metallic green plumage above. Origin of jacamar 1640–50; <French <Tupi jacamáciri Words nearby jacamar jabroni, Jabrud, jac, jacal, Jacalyn, jacamar, jaçana, jacaranda, jacaré, Jacareí, jacinth Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for jacamar At one point, I recollect, a gold-green Jacamar sat on a log and looked at me till I was within five yards of her. At Last\|Charles Kingsley Early in January the jacamar is in fine plumage for the cabinet of the naturalist. Wanderings in South America\|Charles Waterton The jacamar lives entirely on insects, but never goes in search of them. Wanderings in South America\|Charles Waterton They could hear the tempest raging in Jacamar Wood, which would surely suffer from it. The Mysterious Island\|Jules Verne It was indeed a jacamar, of which the plumage shines with a metallic luster. The Mysterious Island\|Jules Verne British Dictionary definitions for jacamar jacamar / (ˈdʒækəˌmɑː) / noun any bird of the tropical American family Galbulidae, having an iridescent plumage and feeding on insects: order Piciformes (woodpeckers, etc) Word Origin for jacamar C19: from French, from Tupi jacamá-ciri Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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