purpletuft

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noun

Any of the genus Iodopleura of small, short-tailed birds found in the canopy of forests in tropical South America.

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Meanings

nounpurpletuft (plural purpletufts)

plural purpletufts

  1. Any of the genus Iodopleura of small, short-tailed birds found in the canopy of forests in tropical South America.

Origin

From purple + tuft, a reference to the purple feather tufts on the flanks of the male.

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APA

purpletuft. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/purpletuft

MLA

“purpletuft.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/purpletuft. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “purpletuft,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/purpletuft.

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