motmot

[ mot-mot ]
/ ˈmɒt mɒt /

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

1625–35; < American Spanish; repetitive compound, imitating the bird's note

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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)

Word Origin for motmot

C19: from American Spanish, imitative of the bird's call