jacamar

jac·a·mar

J0001700 (jăk′ə-mär′)n. Any of various South and Central American birds of the family Galbulidae, having iridescent plumage and a long bill.

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[French, possibly of Tupian origin.]

jacamar

(ˈdʒækəˌmɑː) n (Animals) any bird of the tropical American family Galbulidae, having an iridescent plumage and feeding on insects: order Piciformes (woodpeckers, etc)[C19: from French, from Tupi jacamá-ciri]

jac•a•mar

(ˈdʒæk əˌmɑr)

n. any tropical American bird of the family Galbulidae, having a long bill and usu. metallic green plumage above. [1640–50; < French < Tupi jacamáciri]

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jacamar - tropical American insectivorous bird having a long sharp bill and iridescent green or bronze plumagepiciform bird - any of numerous nonpasserine insectivorous climbing birds usually having strong bills for boring woodfamily Galbulidae, Galbulidae - jacamars