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streamertail

streamertail noun: any of various hummingbirds of the genus Trochilus, endemic to Jamaica, with greatly elongated rectrices in the males.

streamertail: any of various hummingbirds of the genus Trochilus, endemic to Jamaica, with greatly elongated...
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Noun

streamertail (plural streamertails)

  1. Any of various hummingbirds of the genus Trochilus, endemic to Jamaica, with greatly elongated rectrices in the males.

Forms of streamertail

pluralstreamertails

Origin of streamertail

From streamer + tail.

Questions about streamertail

What does streamertail mean?
Streamertail means any of various hummingbirds of the genus Trochilus, endemic to Jamaica, with greatly elongated rectrices in the males.
What part of speech is streamertail?
Streamertail is a noun.
What is the plural of streamertail?
The plural of streamertail is streamertails.

Words near streamertail in the dictionary

  1. streamer
  2. streamer discharge
  3. streamer-tailed tyrant
  4. streamered
  5. streamers
  6. streamertail
  7. streamertails
  8. streames
  9. streamest
  10. streameth
  11. streamflow

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