potoo
[ poh-too ]
/ poʊˈtu /
noun, plural po·toos.
any of several nocturnal birds of the family Nyctibiidae, of Mexico and Central and South America, related to the goatsuckers.
Origin of potoo
1840–50; orig. Jamaican English
patoo; compare Twi
patú owl
Words nearby potoo
potman,
potomac,
potomac fever,
potomac river,
potometer,
potoo,
potoroo,
potosí,
potpie,
potpourri,
potsdam
Example sentences from the Web for potoo
He had been blockading the island of Potoo, where many English ladies had taken refuge.
Jan Vedder's Wife |Amelia Edith Huddleston Barr