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puffleg

noun

Etymology

From puff + leg.

  1. derived from *lagjaz✻
  2. derived from leggr — “leg, calf, bone of the arm or leg, hollow tube, stalk”
  3. inherited from leg
  4. compounded as puffleg — “puff + leg”

Definitions

  1. Any of numerous species of hummingbirds of the genera Eriocnemis and Haplophaedia, with…

    Any of numerous species of hummingbirds of the genera Eriocnemis and Haplophaedia, with large tufts of downy feathers on the legs.

The neighborhood

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