thorntail
English
Etymology
Noun
thorntail (plural thorntails)
- Any of various hummingbirds of the genus Discosura.
Derived terms
- black-bellied thorntail
- green thorntail
- Letitia's thorntail
- wire-crested thorntail
References
- “thorntail”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
- thorntail on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Discosura on Wikispecies.Wikispecies