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单词 motmot
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motmot

[ mot-mot ]
/ ˈmɒt mɒt /

noun

any of several tropical and subtropical American birds of the family Momotidae, related to the kingfishers, having a serrate bill and chiefly greenish and bluish plumage.

Origin of motmot

1625–35; <American Spanish; repetitive compound, imitating the bird's note

Words nearby motmot

motivic, motivity, mot juste, Motlanthe, motley, motmot, moto, motocross, motofacient, moton, motoneuron
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Example sentences from the Web for motmot

  • Such is, no doubt, the manner in which the Motmot feeds; but his strong confirmation enables him to capture larger game.

    Zoological Illustrations, or Original Figures and Descriptions. Volume II, Second Series|William Swainson
  • When the Mexican motmot trims his two tail feathers with his beak, he merely makes diamond cut diamond.

    Birds and All Nature, Vol. V, No. 4, April 1899|Various

British Dictionary definitions for motmot

motmot
/ (ˈmɒtmɒt) /

noun

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

Word Origin for motmot

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