spinetail

English

Etymology

spine + tail

Noun

spinetail (plural spinetails)

  1. 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 to Synallaxis and allied genera of the family Dendrocolaptidae, allied to the ovenbirds.
  3. (US, dialect) A ruddy duck (Oxyura jamaicensis).

Derived terms

in Apodinae
in Synallaxis
formerly in Synallaxis
Other

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