jacamar

noun
jac·​a·​mar | \ ˈzha-kə-ˌmär How to pronounce jacamar (audio) \

Definition of jacamar

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

Illustration of jacamar

Illustration of jacamar

First Known Use of jacamar

1825, in the meaning defined above

History and Etymology for jacamar

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

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