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Definition of spinetail

spinetail
Ruddy Rud"dy, a. [Compar. Ruddier; superl. Ruddiest.] [AS. rudig. See Rud, n.] 1. Of a red color; red, or reddish; as, a ruddy sky; a ruddy flame. --Milton. They were more ruddy in body than rubies. --Lam. iv. 7. 2. Of a lively flesh color, or the color of the human skin in high health; as, ruddy cheeks or lips. --Dryden. Ruddy duck (Zo["o]l.), an American duck (Erismatura rubida) having a broad bill and a wedge-shaped tail composed of stiff, sharp feathers. The adult male is rich brownish red on the back, sides, and neck, black on the top of the head, nape, wings, and tail, and white on the cheeks. The female and young male are dull brown mixed with blackish on the back; grayish below. Called also dunbird, dundiver, ruddy diver, stifftail, spinetail, hardhead, sleepy duck, fool duck, spoonbill, etc. Ruddy plover (Zo["o]l.) the sanderling.
Spinetail
Spinetail Spine"tail`, n. (Zo["o]l.) (a) Any one or several species of swifts of the genus Acanthylis, or Ch[ae]tura, and allied genera, in which the shafts of the tail feathers terminate in rigid spines. (b) Any one of several species of South American and Central American clamatorial birds belonging to Synallaxis and allied genera of the family Dendrocolaptid[ae]. They are allied to the ovenbirds. (c) The ruddy duck. [Local, U.S.]

Meaning of spinetail from wikipedia

- Spinetail can refer to birds of several genera: Family Apodidae (swifts): Mearnsia Zoonavena Telacanthura Rhaphidura Neafrapus Family Furnariidae (ovenbirds):...
- The spinetail mobula (Mobula ****anica), also known as the spinetail devil ray or ****anese mobula ray, is a species of pelagic marine fish which belongs...
- The pale-breasted spinetail (Synallaxis albescens) is a p****erine bird in the Furnariinae subfamily of the ovenbird family Furnariidae. It is found in...
- Böhm's spinetail, also Bohm's spinetail or Boehm's spinetail, (Neafrapus boehmi), also known as the bat-like spinetail, is a species of swift in the family...
- The line-ch****ed spinetail (Cranioleuca antisiensis) is an arboreal species of bird in the ovenbird family Furnariidae. It is a common species in the...
- The Vilcabamba spinetail (Cranioleuca weskei) is a species of p****erine bird in the Furnariinae subfamily of the ovenbird family Furnariidae. It is endemic...
- The Araguaia spinetail (Synallaxis simoni) is a species of bird in the Furnariinae subfamily of the ovenbird family Furnariidae. It is endemic to Brazil...
- The Madagascar spinetail, Madagascan spinetail or Malagasy spinetail (Zoonavena grandidieri) is a species of swift in the family Apodidae. It is found...
- The mottled spinetail (Telacanthura ussheri) is a species of swift in the family Apodidae. It is found in Angola, Benin, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Central...
- light-crowned spinetail, the Marcapata spinetail (C. marcapatae), and the Vilcabamba spinetail (C. weskei) are sister species. The light-crowned spinetail has two...