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thistletail

thistletail noun: an ovenbird of the former genus Schizoeaca, now regarded as belonging to the genus Asthenes which also comprises canasteros.

Noun

thistletail (plural thistletails)

  1. An ovenbird of the former genus Schizoeaca, now regarded as belonging to the genus Asthenes which also comprises canasteros.

Forms of thistletail

pluralthistletails

Origin of thistletail

From thistle + tail.

Words formed from thistletail

  • black-throated thistletail
  • eye-ringed thistletail
  • mouse-colored thistletail
  • ochre-browed thistletail
  • Perijá thistletail
  • puna thistletail
  • Vilcabamba thistletail
  • white-chinned thistletail

Questions about thistletail

What does thistletail mean?
Thistletail means an ovenbird of the former genus Schizoeaca, now regarded as belonging to the genus Asthenes which also comprises canasteros.
What part of speech is thistletail?
Thistletail is a noun.
What is the plural of thistletail?
The plural of thistletail is thistletails.

Words near thistletail in the dictionary

  1. thistledowns
  2. thistlefinch
  3. thistlefinches
  4. thistlelike
  5. thistles
  6. thistletail
  7. thistletails
  8. Thistlethwaite
  9. Thistlethwaite's algorithm
  10. Thistleton
  11. Thistletons

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