The Wordsmith Dictionary

Exact matches only Allow stemming Match all embedded

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

THORNTAIL

THORNTAIL Thorn "tail `, n. (Zoöl.)

Defn: A beautiful South American humming bird (Gouldia Popelairii ), having the six outer tail feathers long, slender, and pointed. The head is ornamented with a long, pointed crest.

New American Oxford Dictionary

thorntail

thorn |tail |ˈθɔːnteɪl | ▶noun a tropical American hummingbird with bright green plumage and projecting outer tail feathers. ●Genus Popelairia, family Trochilidae: four species.

Oxford Dictionary

thorntail

thorn |tail |ˈθɔːnteɪl | ▶noun a tropical American hummingbird with bright green plumage and projecting outer tail feathers. ●Genus Popelairia, family Trochilidae: four species.