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potoo

potoo noun: any species of the family Nyctibiidae within the order Nyctibiiformes related to the nightjars (order Caprimulgiformes), and found from southern Mexico to southern Brazil.

potoo: any species of the family Nyctibiidae within the order Nyctibiiformes related to the nightjars...
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Noun

potoo (plural potoos)

  1. Any species of the family Nyctibiidae within the order Nyctibiiformes related to the nightjars (order Caprimulgiformes), and found from southern Mexico to southern Brazil.

Forms of potoo

pluralpotoos

Questions about potoo

What does potoo mean?
Potoo means any species of the family Nyctibiidae within the order Nyctibiiformes related to the nightjars (order Caprimulgiformes), and found from southern Mexico to southern Brazil.
What part of speech is potoo?
Potoo is a noun.
What is the plural of potoo?
The plural of potoo is potoos.

Words near potoo in the dictionary

  1. potometry
  2. potomitan
  3. potomitans
  4. potong ice cream
  5. Potonico
  6. potoo
  7. potoos
  8. potorid
  9. potorids
  10. potorine
  11. potorines

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