单词 | potoo |
释义 | potoo in British English (pəʊˈtuː) noun any of several nocturnal tropical American birds of the genus Nyctibius potoo in American English (pouˈtuː) nounWord forms: plural -toos any of several nocturnal birds of the family Nyctibiidae, of Mexico and Central and South America, related to the goatsuckers Word origin [1840–50; orig. Jamaican E patoo; cf. Twi patú owl]This word is first recorded in the period 1840–50. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: layout, organizer, plaque, pylon, warmup |
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