jacamar : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: jacamar	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for jacamar
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
jacamar n tropical American insectivorous bird having a long sharp bill and iridescent green or bronze plumage
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Jacamar \Jac"a*mar`\, n. [F. jacamar, Braz. jacamarica; cf. Sp. jacamar.] (Zo[94]l.) Any one of numerous species of tropical American birds of the genus {Galbula} and allied genera. They are allied to the kingfishers, but climb on tree trunks like nuthatches, and feed upon insects. Their colors are often brilliant.