jacamar

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Noun

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jac=a=mar

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WORDNET DICTIONARY

Noun jacamar has 1 sense

jacamar(n = noun.animal) - tropical American insectivorous bird having a long sharp bill and iridescent green or bronze plumage;

is a kind of

piciform bird

is a member of family galbulidae, galbulidae

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CIDE DICTIONARY

jacamar, n. [F. jacamar, Braz. jacamarica; cf. Sp. jacamar.].

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. [1913 Webster]