Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The typical genus of Momotidæ, established by Brisson in 1760.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- proper noun The type genus of the
Momotidae .
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- proper noun A taxonomic
genus within thefamily Momotidae .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun type genus of the Momotidae
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Examples
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This valley is the only location of Russet-crowned Motmot (Momotus mexicanus) in Central America.
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I saw one of the large olive-green and brown mot-mots (Momotus martii), sitting upon a branch of a tree, moving its long curious tail from side to side, until it was nearly at right angles to its body.
The Naturalist in Nicaragua Thomas Belt 1855
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Of the mot-mots, I met with four species in the forest, all more or less olive green in colour (Momotus martii and lessoni, and
The Naturalist in Nicaragua Thomas Belt 1855
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