purpletuft

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Etymology[edit]

purple +‎ tuft, a reference to the purple feather tufts on the flanks of the male.

Noun[edit]

purpletuft (plural purpletufts)

  1. Any of the genus Iodopleura of small, short-tailed birds found in the canopy of forests in tropical South America.