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jacamar
[ jak-uh-mahr ]
/ ˈdʒæk əˌmɑr /
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noun
any tropical American bird of the family Galbulidae, having a long bill and usually metallic green plumage above.
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Origin of jacamar
1640–50; <French <Tupi jacamáciri
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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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