[ 'mɒtmɒt ]
■ noun a colourful tropical American bird, typically with two long racket-like tail feathers. [Family Momotidae: numerous species.]
Origin
C19: from Latin Amer. Sp., of imitative origin.
[ 'mɒtmɒt ]
■ noun a colourful tropical American bird, typically with two long racket-like tail feathers. [Family Momotidae: numerous species.]
Origin
C19: from Latin Amer. Sp., of imitative origin.
Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004