jacamar

noun

jac·​a·​mar ˈzha-kə-ˌmär 

: any of a family (Galbulidae) of usually iridescent green or bronze insectivorous birds of tropical American forests having a long sharp bill

Illustration of jacamar

Word History

Etymology

French, modification of Portuguese jacamacira, jacamarici, probably of Tupi-Guarani origin

First Known Use

1825, in the meaning defined above