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Staffelschwänze

Etymology

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From Staffel (relay) +‎ Schwanz (tail).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈʃtafəlˌʃvan(t)s/, [ˈʃtafl̩ˌʃvan(t)s]
  • Hyphenation: Staf‧fel‧schwanz

Noun

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Staffelschwanz m (strong, genitive Staffelschwanzes, plural Staffelschwänze)

  1. (ornithology) Australasian wren (any of the passerine birds of the family Maluridae)
  2. (in the plural) collective noun for birds of the family Maluridae.
    Synonym: Australischer Sänger

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