sharptailed
English
Etymology
Noun
sharptailed (plural sharptaileds)
- Any of various birds with a somewhat pointed tail, such as the sharp-tailed grouse (Tympanuchus phasianellus) or sharp-tailed sparrow(Please check if this is already defined at target. Replace
{{vern}}with a regular link if already defined. Add novern=1 if not defined.) (Ammodramus spp.).- 1988 April 8, Jerry Sullivan, “Field & Street”, in Chicago Reader[1]:
- Le Conte's and sharptailed pass through on migration; grasshopper and Henslow's nest here.
- 1935, Michigan Natural Resources - Volumes 5-7[2]:
- Snow, cold weather or the same monotonous bill of fare which has tided the sharptaileds over winter do not prevent the lengthening days from awakening them to the fact that spring is near.