POTOO


Meaning of POTOO in English

[ pə'tu: ]

■ noun a nocturnal insectivorous bird resembling a large nightjar, found in tropical America. [ Nyctibius griseus and related species.]

Origin

C19: from Jamaican Creole, from Akan, of imitative origin.

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