thorntail

English

A green thorntail (Discosura conversii)

Etymology

thorn +‎ tail

Noun

thorntail (plural thorntails)

Any of various hummingbirds of the genus Discosura.

Derived terms

black-bellied thorntail
green thorntail
Letitia's thorntail
wire-crested thorntail

References

“thorntail”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
thorntail on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Discosura on Wikispecies.Wikispecies

Anagrams

triathlon

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