spinetail

noun

Etymology

From spine + tail.

  1. derived from *deḱ-
  2. derived from *doḱ-
  3. inherited from *taglą
  4. inherited from *tagl
  5. inherited from tæġl
  6. inherited from tail
  7. compounded as spinetail — “spine + tail

Definitions

  1. Any of several species of swifts of Apodinae, having shafts of the tailfeathers terminate…

    Any of several species of swifts of Apodinae, having shafts of the tailfeathers terminate in rigid spines.

  2. Any of several species of South American and Central American clamatorial birds belonging…

    Any of several species of South American and Central American clamatorial birds belonging to Synallaxis and allied genera of the ovenbird family Furnariidae.

  3. A ruddy duck (Oxyura jamaicensis).

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