Bucconidae

plural noun

Buc·​con·​i·​dae

(ˌ)bəˈkänəˌdē

: a family of large-headed insectivorous tropical American birds (order Piciformes) having long heavy bills and comprising the puffbirds

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from Buccon-, Bucco, type genus (from Latin, babbler, blockhead, from bucca cheek, mouth) + -idae

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