jacamar

American  

[jak-uh-mahr] / ˈdʒæk əˌmɑr /

noun

1. any tropical American bird of the family Galbulidae, having a long bill and usually metallic green plumage above.

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jacamar British  

/ ˈdʒækəˌmɑː /

noun

1. any bird of the tropical American family Galbulidae , having an iridescent plumage and feeding on insects: order Piciformes (woodpeckers, etc)

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Etymology

Origin of jacamar

1640–50; < French < Tupi jacamáciri

Example Sentences

There are four species of jacamar in Demerara.

From Wanderings in South America by Waterton, Charles

The Indians informed me that one species of jacamar lays its eggs in the wood-ants' nests, which are so frequent in the trees of Guiana, and appear like huge black balls.

From Wanderings in South America by Waterton, Charles

There are four species of jacamar in Demerara; they are all beautiful; the largest, rich and superb in the extreme. 

From Wanderings in South America by Waterton, Charles

And there was I, in a yellow gown with green embroideries, gay as a jacamar, jarring hideously on myself.

From Zuleika Dobson, or, an Oxford love story by Beerbohm, Max, Sir

Its name amongst the Indians is una-waya-adoucati, that is, grandfather of the jacamar.

From Wanderings in South America by Waterton, Charles