sharptail
- noun
- /ˈʃɑrpteɪl/
- US
:
gallineta de cola afilada
- sharptail grouse
- hunting sharptails
Examples
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This biodiversity encouraged animal species now generally shoved out: gray wolf and grizzly bear, bull trout and chinook salmon, sharptail and sage grouse.
Academic text (1999) -
Hunters often seek sharptails in the grasslands during the fall season.
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I spotted a sharptail soaring gracefully above the prairie as the sun set.
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While walking in the grasslands, we were thrilled to see several sharptails take flight at once.
Synonyms
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8.1
A plump bird with feathered legs found in northern countries and hunted for food
A large land bird with pointed tail feathers found in western prairies and open forests
A large brown bird that lives on grasslands and open forests in western North America
A large brown bird with long, pointed tail feathers that lives in open grasslands
A North American bird that lives in grasslands with a sharp tail and a showy mating dance
A brown bird with spotted feathers that lives on grasslands in western North America
Compounds
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Sharptail is a simple English compound made from sharp ('pointed') and tail ('back end'). It names a North American grouse with a very pointed tail, so the word helps you picture a bird with a sharp tail and quick, powerful flight.