Main Entry: jac·a·mar

Pronunciation: \ˈzha-kə-ˌmär\

Function: noun

Etymology: French, modification of Portuguese jacamacira, jacamarici, probably of Tupi-Guarani origin

Date: 1825

: any of a family (Galbulidae) of usually iridescent green or bronze insectivorous birds of tropical American forests having a long sharp bill

[jacamar illustration]