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zwei Borstenschwänze
 
ein Borstenschwanz

Etymology

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From Borste (bristle) +‎ n +‎ Schwanz (tail).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ˈbɔʁstn̩ˌʃvant͡s]
  • Hyphenation: Bors‧ten‧schwanz

Noun

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Borstenschwanz m (strong, genitive Borstenschwanzes, plural Borstenschwänze)

  1. (ornithology) emu-wren (any of the passerine birds of the genus Stipiturus in the Australasian wren family Maluridae)
  2. (in the plural) collective noun for birds of the genus Stipiturus.

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