Definition of jacamar Jacamar

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We found 5 definitions of jacamar from 5 different sources.

What does jacamar mean?

Plural: jacamars

jacamar - tropical American insectivorous bird having a long sharp bill and iridescent green or bronze plumage

piciform bird any of numerous nonpasserine insectivorous climbing birds usually having strong bills for boring wood

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jacamar (Noun)
Any of various insectivorous tropical birds, of the family Galbulidae, having iridescent plumage and a long, sharp bill.

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.

jacamar
jak′a-mar, n. a South American bird something like a kingfisher. [Fr.,—Brazilian.]

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