Definition of Bucconidae
:a family of large-headed insectivorous tropical American birds (order Piciformes) having long heavy bills and comprising the puffbirds
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Bucconidae
plural noun
Buc·con·i·dae
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(ˌ)bəˈkänəˌdē
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Origin and Etymology of bucconidae
New Latin, from Buccon-, Bucco, type genus (from Latin, babbler, blockhead, from bucca cheek, mouth) + -idae
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