spinetail

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noun

Any of several species of swifts of Apodinae, having shafts of the tailfeathers terminate in rigid spines.

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Meanings

nounspinetail (plural spinetails)

plural spinetails

  1. Any of several species of swifts of Apodinae, having shafts of the tailfeathers terminate in rigid spines.
  2. Any of several species of South American and Central American clamatorial birds belonging to Synallaxis and allied genera of the ovenbird family Furnariidae.
  3. USdialectalA ruddy duck (Oxyura jamaicensis).

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
swift

Origin

From spine + tail.

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Translations

Finnish kiitäjä, orneero
  • kiitäjäswift
  • orneerobird of Synallaxis and allied genera
  • metsäorneerobird of Synallaxis and allied genera
  • rantaorneerobird of Synallaxis and allied genera
  • piikkipyrstöbird of Synallaxis and allied genera

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

planeitistailspine
Cite this entry
APA

spinetail. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/spinetail

MLA

“spinetail.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/spinetail. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “spinetail,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/spinetail.

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