tapaculo
English
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Etymology
Alternative forms
Noun
tapaculo (plural tapaculos)
- Any of a group of small suboscine passeriform birds found mainly in South America.
Spanish
Etymology
Probably from tapa culo "covers [its] ass", possibly as a reinterpretation of an onomatopoeia of its call.
Noun
tapaculo m (plural tapaculos)