becard

[ bek-erd, buh-kahrd ]

/ ˈbɛk ərd, bəˈkɑrd /

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noun

any of several passerine birds of the genus Pachyramphus, of the American tropics, having large heads and swollen bills, and variously classified with the flycatchers or the cotingas.

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Origin of becard

<French bécard, beccard a merganser with a prominent beak, equivalent to becbeak + -ard-ard

Words nearby becard

be busted, bec., becalm, becalmed, became, becard, caught with one's pants down, be, because, beccafico, Beccaria, béchamel