Wedge-tailed
(a.) Having a tail which has the middle pair of feathers longest, the rest successively and decidedly shorter, and all more or less attenuate; -- said of certain birds. See Illust. of Wood hoopoe, under Wood. | ||||
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Wedge-tailed Definition from Language, Idioms & Slang Dictionaries & Glossaries
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wedge-tailed
\wedge"-tailed"\ (?), a. (zo?l.) having a tail which has the middle pair of feathers longest, the rest successively and decidedly shorter, and all more or less attenuate; -- said of certain birds. see illust. of wood hoopoe, under wood.
wedge-tailed
eagle, an australian eagle (aquila audax) which feeds on various small species of kangaroos, and on lambs; -- called also mountain eagle, bold eagle, and eagle hawk.
wedge-tailed
gull, an arctic gull (rhodostethia rosea) in which the plumage is tinged with rose; -- called also ross's gull
wedge-tailed
\wedge"-tailed"\ (?), a. (zo?l.) having a tail which has the middle pair of feathers longest, the rest successively and decidedly shorter, and all more or less attenuate; -- said of certain birds. see illust. of wood hoopoe, under wood.
wedge-tailed
eagle, an australian eagle (aquila audax) which feeds on various small species of kangaroos, and on lambs; -- called also mountain eagle, bold eagle, and eagle hawk.
wedge-tailed
gull, an arctic gull (rhodostethia rosea) in which the plumage is tinged with rose; -- called also ross's gull
Wedge-tailed Definition from Encyclopedia Dictionaries & Glossaries
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Wedge-tailed
Wedge-tailed may refer to:
- Wedge-tailed Eagle, very large Australasian raptor
- Wedge-tailed Shearwater, medium-large shearwater in the seabird family Procellariidae
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