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motmot

motmot noun: any bird in the taxonomic family Momotidae, endemic to the neotropics.

motmot: any bird in the taxonomic family Momotidae, endemic to the neotropics
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Noun

motmot (plural motmots)

  1. Any bird in the taxonomic family Momotidae, endemic to the neotropics.

Forms of motmot

pluralmotmots

Origin of motmot

Onomatopoeic, from American Spanish.

Words formed from motmot

Questions about motmot

What does motmot mean?
Motmot means any bird in the taxonomic family Momotidae, endemic to the neotropics.
What part of speech is motmot?
Motmot is a noun.
What is the plural of motmot?
The plural of motmot is motmots.

Words near motmot in the dictionary

  1. motleys
  2. motlier
  3. motliest
  4. motlopi
  5. motlopis
  6. motmot
  7. motmots
  8. moto
  9. moto perpetuo
  10. moto-
  11. moto-cross

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