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sharptailed

sharptailed noun: any of various birds with a somewhat pointed tail, such as the sharp-tailed grouse (Tympanuchus phasianellus) or sharp-tailed sparrow (Ammodramus spp.).

Noun

sharptailed (plural sharptaileds)

  1. Any of various birds with a somewhat pointed tail, such as the sharp-tailed grouse (Tympanuchus phasianellus) or sharp-tailed sparrow (Ammodramus spp.).
    • Le Conte's and sharptailed pass through on migration; grasshopper and Henslow's nest here.1988 April 8, Jerry Sullivan, “Field & Street”, in Chicago Reader
    • Snow, cold weather or the same monotonous bill of fare which has tided the sharptaileds over winter do not prevent the lengthening days from awakening them to the fact that spring is near.1935, Michigan Natural Resources, volumes 5-7

Forms of sharptailed

pluralsharptaileds

Origin of sharptailed

From sharp + tailed.

Questions about sharptailed

What does sharptailed mean?
Sharptailed means any of various birds with a somewhat pointed tail, such as the sharp-tailed grouse (Tympanuchus phasianellus) or sharp-tailed sparrow (Ammodramus spp.).
What part of speech is sharptailed?
Sharptailed is a noun.
What is the plural of sharptailed?
The plural of sharptailed is sharptaileds.

Words near sharptailed in the dictionary

  1. sharpshot
  2. sharpsichord
  3. sharpster
  4. sharpsters
  5. sharptail
  6. sharptailed
  7. sharptaileds
  8. sharptails
  9. Sharpthorne
  10. Sharpton
  11. sharptongued

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