bluetail

English

Red-flanked bluetail

Etymology

blue +‎ tail

Pronunciation

(Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈbluːteɪl/
(General American) IPA^(key): /ˈbluˌteɪl/
Hyphenation: blue‧tail

Noun

bluetail (plural bluetails)

Either of two species of passerine bird in the genus Tarsiger.
Any of several species of damselfly in the genus Ischnura.

Derived terms

Translations

Tarsiger

Danish: please add this translation if you can
Finnish: sinipyrstö (fi)
Polish: modraczek (pl) m
Russian: no genus name; some species are called солове́й (ru) m (solovéj) something, T. cyanurus синехво́стка (ru) f (sinexvóstka)
Swedish: näktergal (sv) c, blåstjärt (sv) c

Ischnura

Catalan: llantió m
Danish: please add this translation if you can
Finnish: Ischnura -suvun tytönkorento
Kazakh: species are called something + инелік (inelık)
Polish: tężnica f
Russian: тонкохво́ст m (tonkoxvóst) (Kazakhstan)
Swedish: Ischnura-släktet

Adjective

bluetail (not comparable)

Used to describe various animals with a blue tail.

Derived terms

Further reading

Tarsiger on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Tarsiger on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Tarsiger on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
Ischnura on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Ischnura on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Ischnura on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons

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