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potoo
potoo [ pə t ] (plural potoo)


noun 
Definition:
 
tropical bird: a nocturnal bird that eats insects. Native to: Mexico, Central and South America.  Genus Nyctibius.
[Mid-19th century. Via Jamaican Creole< Twi, an imitation of the bird's call]
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