motmot C2+ Topic:Animals US /ˈmɑːtˌmɑːt/ UK /ˈmɒtmɒt/ See IPA manual Freq #636025 Meanings 1 noun a tropical American bird of the family Momotidae, usually green or blue-green and often having two long racket-tipped central tail feathers The motmot swung its racket-shaped tail as it watched for insects from a low branch. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · a tropical american bird of... momot Word family Forms motmots Derived forms motmot-like Related forms Momotidaeracket-tailkingfisher Etymology Borrowed from American Spanish momot or motmot, an imitative name representing the bird's call. The family name Momotidae is based on the same word. Topics Animals External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # motmot **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /ˈmɑːtˌmɑːt/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈmɒtmɒt/ **Frequency rank:** 636025 ## Meanings 1. a tropical American bird of the family Momotidae, usually green or blue-green and often having two long racket-tipped central tail feathers ## Examples - The motmot swung its racket-shaped tail as it watched for insects from a low branch. ## Synonyms - momot ## Derived Forms - motmot-like ## Related Forms - Momotidae - racket-tail - kingfisher ## Etymology Borrowed from American Spanish momot or motmot, an imitative name representing the bird's call. The family name Momotidae is based on the same word. ## Topics - Animals markdown