Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Spine-tailed; having mucronate tail-feathers, as a swift.
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In the level of the emergents there live primarily birds, in particular parrots, long-billed fleers, and needle-tailed lits.
Explorers Of Gor Norman, John, 1931- 1980
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