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longspur

noun

Etymology

From long + spur.

  1. derived from *sperH-✻ — “to kick”
  2. inherited from *spurô✻
  3. inherited from *spurō✻
  4. inherited from spora
  5. inherited from spure
  6. compounded as longspur — “long + spur”

Definitions

  1. Any of the birds of the genus Calcarius, having a long claw on the hind toe of each foot.

The neighborhood

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