jacamar
any tropical American bird of the family Galbulidae, having a long bill and usually metallic green plumage above.
Origin of jacamar
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How to use jacamar in a sentence
There are four species of jacamar in Demerara; they are all beautiful; the largest, rich and superb in the extreme.
Wanderings in South America | Charles WatertonThe road was as deserted as all that part of the jacamar Wood which lay between the Mercy and the lake.
The Secret of the Island | W.H.G. Kingston (translation from Jules Verne)At one point, I recollect, a gold-green jacamar sat on a log and looked at me till I was within five yards of her.
At Last | Charles KingsleyA bird called jacamar is often taken for a kingfisher, but it has no relationship to that tribe.
Wanderings in South America | Charles WatertonThe large jacamar is pretty common about two hundred miles up the River Demerara.
Wanderings in South America | Charles Waterton
British Dictionary definitions for jacamar
/ (ˈdʒækəˌmɑː) /
any bird of the tropical American family Galbulidae, having an iridescent plumage and feeding on insects: order Piciformes (woodpeckers, etc)
Origin of jacamar
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