stekelstaart

Dutch

Etymology

From stekel (“prickle, spine”) +‎ staart (“tail”). Compare English spinetail, which refers to many of the species also indicated with this Dutch term.

Pronunciation

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Noun

stekelstaart m (plural stekelstaarten, diminutive stekelstaartje n)

Common designation for a wide variety of birds with particularly pointy and/or stiff tails, particularly:
1. Any of various furnariid birds (ovenbirds) or spinetails, particularly of the genus Cranioleuca.
2. A stiff-tailed duck; any bird of the subfamily Oxyurinae.

Derived terms

rosse stekelstaart