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Webster 1913 Edition


Thorntail

Thorn′tailˊ

,
Noun.
(Zool.)
A beautiful South American humming bird (
Gouldia Popelairii
), having the six outer tail feathers long, slender, and pointed. The head is ornamented with a long, pointed crest.

Definition 2024


thorntail

thorntail

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Noun

thorntail (plural thorntails)

  1. Any of various hummingbirds of the genus Discosura.