motmot
[ mot-mot ]
noun
any of several tropical and subtropical American birds of the family Momotidae, related to the kingfishers, having a serrate bill and chiefly greenish and bluish plumage.
Origin of motmot
1First recorded in 1625–35; from Latin American Spanish, from New Latin motmot; repetitive compound of imitative origin
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British Dictionary definitions for motmot
motmot
/ (ˈmɒtmɒt) /
noun
any tropical American bird of the family Momotidae, having a long tail and blue and brownish-green plumage: order Coraciiformes (kingfishers, etc)
Origin of motmot
1C19: from American Spanish, imitative of the bird's call
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