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单词 puffbird
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puffbird

[ puhf-burd ]
/ ˈpʌfˌbɜrd /

noun

any of several tropical American birds of the family Bucconidae, related to the barbets, having a large head with the feathers often fluffed out.

Origin of puffbird

First recorded in 1815–25; puff + bird

Words nearby puffbird

PUFA, Pufendorf, puff, puff adder, puffball, puffbird, puffed-up, puffer, puffery, puffin, puffin crossing
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British Dictionary definitions for puffbird

puffbird
/ (ˈpʌfˌbɜːd) /

noun

any of various brownish tropical American birds of the family Bucconidae, having a large head: order Piciformes (woodpeckers, etc)

Word Origin for puffbird

C19: so called because of its habit of puffing out its feathers
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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