kirombo

noun

ki·​rom·​bo

kə̇ˈräm(ˌ)bō

variants or less commonly kiroumba

-rau̇mbə

plural -s

: a crested conspicuously colored coraciiform bird (Leptosomus discolor) of Madagascar related to the rollers

Word History

Etymology

Malagasy kiròmbo

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