(ˌ)bəˈkänəˌdē noun plural
Usage: capitalized
Etymology: New Latin, from Buccon-, Bucco, type genus (from Latin, babbler, blockhead, from bucca cheek, mouth) + -idae — more at pock
: a family of large-headed insectivorous tropical American birds (order Piciformes) having long heavy bills and comprising the puffbirds