potoo

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noun

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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Meanings

nounpotoo (plural potoos)

plural potoos

  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.

Translations

Finnish pökkelökehrääjä
  • pökkelökehrääjäany bird of the order Nyctibiiformes
French ibijau
  • ibijauany bird of the order Nyctibiiformes
German Tagschläfer
  • Tagschläferany bird of the order Nyctibiiformes
Hungarian álmosmadár
  • álmosmadárany bird of the order Nyctibiiformes
Polish nocolot
  • nocolotany bird of the order Nyctibiiformes
Spanish nictibio, urutaú
  • nictibioany bird of the order Nyctibiiformes
  • urutaúany bird of the order Nyctibiiformes
  • pájaro estacaany bird of the order Nyctibiiformes
Cite this entry
APA

potoo. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/potoo

MLA

“potoo.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/potoo. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “potoo,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/potoo.

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