jacamar
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of jacamar
1640–50; < French < Tupi jacamáciri
Vocabulary lists containing jacamar
Example Sentences
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The little three-toed jacamar possesses a few of the brilliant hues which adorn his brethren.
From The Western World Picturesque Sketches of Nature and Natural History in North and South America by Kingston, William Henry Giles
"That must be a jacamar," said Herbert, trying to get nearer.
From The Mysterious Island by Verne, Jules
The large jacamar is pretty common about two hundred miles up the River Demerara.
From Wanderings in South America by Waterton, Charles
The great or broad-billed jacamar is very like a kingfisher.
From The Western World Picturesque Sketches of Nature and Natural History in North and South America by Kingston, William Henry Giles
In a moment a stone, adroitly aimed by the boy, struck the bird on the wing; but the jacamar took to his legs and disappeared in a minute.
From The Mysterious Island by White, Stephen W.
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