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  2  definitions  found 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Motmot  \Mot"mot\,  n.  [Cf.  {Momot}.]  (Zo["o]l.) 
  Any  one  of  several  species  of  long-tailed,  passerine  birds  of 
  the  genus  {Momotus},  having  a  strong  serrated  beak.  In  most 
  of  the  species  the  two  long  middle  tail  feathers  are 
  racket-shaped  at  the  tip,  when  mature.  The  bird  itself  is 
  said  by  some  writers  to  trim  them  into  this  shape.  They  feed 
  on  insects,  reptiles,  and  fruit,  and  are  found  from  Mexico  to 
  Brazil.  The  name  is  derived  from  its  note.  [Written  also 
  {momot}.] 
 
  From  WordNet  r  1.6  [wn]: 
 
  motmot 
  n  :  tropical  American  bluejay-like  bird  having  greenish  and 
  bluish  plumage  [syn:  {momot}] 




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