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potoo

[ poh-too ]

noun

, plural po·toos.
  1. any of several nocturnal birds of the family Nyctibiidae, of Mexico and Central and South America, related to the goatsuckers.


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Word History and Origins

Origin of potoo1

1840–50; originally Jamaican English patoo; compare Twi patú owl

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Example Sentences

He had been blockading the island of Potoo, where many English ladies had taken refuge.

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