jacamar
n.
tropical American insect eating bird with a long sharp beak and colorful green or bronze feathers
Jacamar
jacamar
Noun
1. tropical American insectivorous bird having a long sharp bill and iridescent green or bronze plumage
(hypernym) piciform bird
(member-holonym) Galbulidae, family Galbulidae
Jacamar
(n.)
Any one of numerous species of tropical American birds of the genus Galbula and allied genera. They are allied to the kingfishers, but climb on tree trunks like nuthatches, and feed upon insects. Their colors are often brilliant.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter.
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JACAMAR
GIACAMARO. GALBULA VERDE [BOTANICA]