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[syn: motmot, momot]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Momot \Mo"mot\, n. [Momot and motmot, the native American name.]
(Zool.)
See Motmot.
[1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Motmot \Mot"mot\, n. [Cf. Momot.] (Zool.)
Any one of several species of long-tailed, passerine birds of
the genus Momotus, having a strong serrated beak. In most
of the species the two long middle tail feathers are
racket-shaped at the tip, when mature. The bird itself is
said by some writers to trim them into this shape. They feed
on insects, reptiles, and fruit, and are found from Mexico to
Brazil. The name is derived from its note. [Written also
momot.]
[1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
momot
n 1: tropical American bird resembling a blue jay and having
greenish and bluish plumage [syn: motmot, momot]