streamertail

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noun
Definitions
  • Any of various hummingbirds of the genus Trochilus, endemic to Jamaica, with greatly elongated rectrices in the males.

Etymology

Compound from English streamer (a loop-like structure in the corona of a star) + English tail.

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English

tail

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