yakamik

yakamik
\\ˈyakəmik\ noun (-s)
Etymology: modification of Portuguese jacami, from Tupi
: trumpeter 3a

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yakamik
(ˈjækəmɪk)
Native name of a South American bird allied to the cranes, Psophia crepitans, also called Trumpeter, domesticated by the Indians.
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  • yakamik — Trumpeter Trump et*er, n. 1. One who sounds a trumpet. [1913 Webster] 2. One who proclaims, publishes, or denounces. [1913 Webster] These men are good trumpeters. Bacon. [1913 Webster] 3. (Zo[ o]l.) (a) Any one of several species of long legged… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • yakamik — yak·a·mik …   English syllables

  • agami — Trumpeter Trump et*er, n. 1. One who sounds a trumpet. [1913 Webster] 2. One who proclaims, publishes, or denounces. [1913 Webster] These men are good trumpeters. Bacon. [1913 Webster] 3. (Zo[ o]l.) (a) Any one of several species of long legged… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Latris hecateia — Trumpeter Trump et*er, n. 1. One who sounds a trumpet. [1913 Webster] 2. One who proclaims, publishes, or denounces. [1913 Webster] These men are good trumpeters. Bacon. [1913 Webster] 3. (Zo[ o]l.) (a) Any one of several species of long legged… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Olor buccinator — Trumpeter Trump et*er, n. 1. One who sounds a trumpet. [1913 Webster] 2. One who proclaims, publishes, or denounces. [1913 Webster] These men are good trumpeters. Bacon. [1913 Webster] 3. (Zo[ o]l.) (a) Any one of several species of long legged… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Psophia crepitans — Trumpeter Trump et*er, n. 1. One who sounds a trumpet. [1913 Webster] 2. One who proclaims, publishes, or denounces. [1913 Webster] These men are good trumpeters. Bacon. [1913 Webster] 3. (Zo[ o]l.) (a) Any one of several species of long legged… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Trumpeter — Trump et*er, n. 1. One who sounds a trumpet. [1913 Webster] 2. One who proclaims, publishes, or denounces. [1913 Webster] These men are good trumpeters. Bacon. [1913 Webster] 3. (Zo[ o]l.) (a) Any one of several species of long legged South… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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