jacamar

[ jak-uh-mahr ]

/ ˈdʒæk əˌmɑr /

noun

any tropical American bird of the family Galbulidae, having a long bill and usually metallic green plumage above.

Nearby words

Origin of jacamar

1640–50; < French < Tupi jacamáciri

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Examples from the Web for jacamar

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 Kingsley
Early in January the jacamar is in fine plumage for the cabinet of the naturalist.
Wanderings in South America|Charles Waterton
The jacamar lives entirely on insects, but never goes in search of them.
Wanderings in South America|Charles Waterton
They could hear the tempest raging in Jacamar Wood, which would surely suffer from it.
The Mysterious Island|Jules Verne

It was indeed a jacamar, of which the plumage shines with a metallic luster.
The Mysterious Island|Jules Verne

British Dictionary definitions for jacamar

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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