mot·mot

(mŏt′mŏt′)

Any of various tropical American birds of the family Momotidae, usually having green and blue plumage with long tail feathers that have paddle- or racket-shaped tips.

[New Latin motmot, probably of imitative origin.]

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motmot

(ˈmɒtmɒt)

(Animals) any tropical American bird of the family Momotidae, having a long tail and blue and brownish-green plumage: order Coraciiformes (kingfishers, etc)

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

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mot•mot

(ˈmɒtˌmɒt)

n.

any of various tropical American birds of the family Momotidae, akin to the kingfishers.

[1830–40; < New Latin]

ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:

Noun

motmot - tropical American bird resembling a blue jay and having greenish and bluish plumage

momot

coraciiform bird - chiefly short-legged arboreal nonpasserine birds that nest in holes

family Momotidae, Momotidae - a family of birds of the order Coraciiformes

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