spinetail

English

noun
Definitions
  • Any of several species of swifts of , Chaetura, and allied genera, in which the shafts of the tail feathers terminate in rigid spines.
  • Any of several species of South American and Central American clamatorial birds belonging to Synallaxis and allied genera of the family , allied to the ovenbirds.
  • (US) The ruddy duck, Oxyura jamaicensis.

Etymology

Compound from English spine + English tail.

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English

tail

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