jacamar

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And there was I, in a yellow gown with green embroideries, gay as a jacamar, jarring hideously on myself.

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  1. noun Any of various tropical American birds of the family Galbulidae, having iridescent plumage and a long bill.

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  1. French, possibly of Tupian origin.

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  1. South American name.
 

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/ˈdʒækəmɑr/
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