What is "momot"

Motmot \Mot"mot\, n. [Cf. Momot.] (Zo["o]l.) Any one of several species of long-tailed, passerine birds of the genus Momotus, having a strong serrated beak. In most of the species the two long middle tail feathers are racket-shaped at the tip, when mature. The bird itself is said by some writers to trim them into this shape. They feed on insects, reptiles, and fruit, and are found from Mexico to Brazil. The name is derived from its note. [Written also momot.]

n. (alternative form of motmot English)

n. tropical American bird resembling a blue jay and having greenish and bluish plumage [syn: motmot]

Momot is a gender-neutral Slavic surname that may refer to

• Anatoliy Momot (born 1958), Ukrainian football coach
• Vitaliy Momot (born 1990), Ukrainian football defender