Definition of potoo in English:

potoo

noun pəˈtuːpəˈto͞o

A nocturnal insectivorous bird resembling a large nightjar, found in tropical America.
Genus Nyctibius and family Nyctibiidae: five species, in particular the common potoo (N. griseus)
Example sentencesExamples
- A distant relative of the whippoorwill, the potoo feeds mainly at night, opening its short, curved bill very wide to sweep up flying insects.
- That night trip also yielded a highland tinamou, two Virginia opossums and - after half an hour spent staring at a yellow eye in a distant tree - what turned out to be a potoo.
- White-winged potoo, a large, very rare nocturnal bird; Iwokrama is one of the best places for spotting this species

Origin

Mid 19th century: from Jamaican creole, from Akan, of imitative origin.

Definition of potoo in US English:

potoo

nounpəˈto͞o

A nocturnal, insectivorous bird resembling a large nightjar. Found in tropical America, it mimics a dead branch when alarmed.
Genus Nyctibius and family Nyctibiidae: five species, in particular the common potoo (N. griseus)
Example sentencesExamples
- That night trip also yielded a highland tinamou, two Virginia opossums and - after half an hour spent staring at a yellow eye in a distant tree - what turned out to be a potoo.
- White-winged potoo, a large, very rare nocturnal bird; Iwokrama is one of the best places for spotting this species
- A distant relative of the whippoorwill, the potoo feeds mainly at night, opening its short, curved bill very wide to sweep up flying insects.

Origin

Mid 19th century: from Jamaican creole, from Akan, of imitative origin.

单词	potoo
释义	Definition of potoo in English: potoo noun pəˈtuːpəˈto͞o A nocturnal insectivorous bird resembling a large nightjar, found in tropical America. Genus Nyctibius and family Nyctibiidae: five species, in particular the common potoo (N. griseus) Example sentencesExamples A distant relative of the whippoorwill, the potoo feeds mainly at night, opening its short, curved bill very wide to sweep up flying insects. That night trip also yielded a highland tinamou, two Virginia opossums and - after half an hour spent staring at a yellow eye in a distant tree - what turned out to be a potoo. White-winged potoo, a large, very rare nocturnal bird; Iwokrama is one of the best places for spotting this species Origin Mid 19th century: from Jamaican creole, from Akan, of imitative origin. Definition of potoo in US English: potoo nounpəˈto͞o A nocturnal, insectivorous bird resembling a large nightjar. Found in tropical America, it mimics a dead branch when alarmed. Genus Nyctibius and family Nyctibiidae: five species, in particular the common potoo (N. griseus) Example sentencesExamples That night trip also yielded a highland tinamou, two Virginia opossums and - after half an hour spent staring at a yellow eye in a distant tree - what turned out to be a potoo. White-winged potoo, a large, very rare nocturnal bird; Iwokrama is one of the best places for spotting this species A distant relative of the whippoorwill, the potoo feeds mainly at night, opening its short, curved bill very wide to sweep up flying insects. Origin Mid 19th century: from Jamaican creole, from Akan, of imitative origin.
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