tapaculo

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noun

Any member of the family Rhinocryptidae of small suboscine passeriform birds found mainly in South America.

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Meanings

nountapaculo (plural tapaculos)

plural tapaculos · alternative tapacolo

  1. Any member of the family Rhinocryptidae of small suboscine passeriform birds found mainly in South America.

Origin

  1. Spanishtapaculo
  2. Englishtapaculo

From Spanish tapaculo.

More words from Spanish

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Translations

Czech štidlák
  • štidlákRhinocryptid bird
French tourco
  • tourcoRhinocryptid bird
Portuguese macuquinho
  • macuquinhoRhinocryptid bird
Spanish tapaculo, churrín
  • tapaculoRhinocryptid bird
  • churrínRhinocryptid bird
Welsh tapacwlo
  • tapacwloRhinocryptid bird
Cite this entry
APA

tapaculo. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tapaculo

MLA

“tapaculo.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tapaculo. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “tapaculo,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tapaculo.

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