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potoo

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

Any species of the family Nyctibiidae within the order Nyctibiiformes related to the nightjars (order Caprimulgiformes), and found from southern Mexico to southern Brazil.

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  • Finnish: pökkelökehrääjä — any bird of the order Nyctibiiformes
  • French: ibijau — any bird of the order Nyctibiiformes
  • German: Tagschläfer — any bird of the order Nyctibiiformes
  • Hungarian: álmosmadár — any bird of the order Nyctibiiformes
  • Polish: nocolot — any bird of the order Nyctibiiformes
  • Spanish: nictibio — any bird of the order Nyctibiiformes
  • Spanish: urutaú — any bird of the order Nyctibiiformes
  • Spanish: pájaro estaca — any bird of the order Nyctibiiformes
  • Sranan Tongo: butabuta — any bird of the order Nyctibiiformes