JACAMAR


Meaning of JACAMAR in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈzha-kə-ˌmär ]

noun

Etymology: French, modification of Portuguese jacamacira, jacamarici, probably of Tupi-Guarani origin

Date: 1825

: any of a family (Galbulidae) of usually iridescent green or bronze insectivorous birds of tropical American forests having a long sharp bill

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