puffbird

/ˈpʌfˌbʌrd/
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Definitions of puffbird
  1. noun
    brownish tropical American bird having a large head with fluffed out feathers
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    type of:
    piciform bird
    any of numerous nonpasserine insectivorous climbing birds usually having strong bills for boring wood
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