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jac·a·mar
(jăk′ə-mär′)n.
Any of various South and Central American birds of the family Galbulidae, having iridescent plumage and a long bill.
[French, possibly of Tupian origin.]
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jacamar
(ˈdʒækəˌmɑː)n
(Animals) any bird of the tropical American family Galbulidae, having an iridescent plumage and feeding on insects: order Piciformes (woodpeckers, etc)
[C19: from French, from Tupi jacamá-ciri]
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jac•a•mar
(ˈdʒæk əˌmɑr)n.
any tropical American bird of the family Galbulidae, having a long bill and usu. metallic green plumage above.
[1640–50; < French < Tupi jacamáciri]
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| Noun | 1. |  jacamar - tropical American insectivorous bird having a long sharp bill and iridescent green or bronze plumagepiciform bird - any of numerous nonpasserine insectivorous climbing birds usually having strong bills for boring wood family Galbulidae, Galbulidae - jacamars |
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