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puffbird

noun

Etymology

From puff + bird, because their loose abundant plumage and short tails make them look stout and puffy.

  1. inherited from bridd — “chick, fledgling, chicken”
  2. inherited from bird
  3. compounded as puffbird — “puff + bird”

Definitions

  1. Any of various tropical passerine birds in the family Bucconidae, related to the jacamars.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA