spinetail
spinetail · spinetails
Any of several species of swifts of Apodinae, having shafts of the tailfeathers…Any of several species of swifts of Apodinae, having shafts of the tailfeathers terminate in rigid spines.
Meaning
3 sensesAny of several species of swifts of Apodinae, having shafts of the tailfeathers terminate in rigid spines.
Any of several species of South American and Central American clamatorial birds belonging to Synallaxis and allied genera of the ovenbird family Furnariidae.
(US, dialectal)A ruddy duck (Oxyura jamaicensis).
Origin
From spine + tail.From spine + tail.
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Forms
plural: spinetails| Singular | spinetail |
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Word family
3 related wordsRelatedneedletail