"bluetail" meaning in English

See bluetail in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /ˈbluːteɪl/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈbluˌteɪl/ [General-American]
Etymology: blue + tail Etymology templates: {{compound|en|blue|tail}} blue + tail Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} bluetail (not comparable)
  1. Used to describe various animals with a blue tail. Tags: not-comparable Derived forms: bluetail jester (taxonomic: Symbrenthia niphanda), bluetail mole skink (taxonomic: Plestiodon egregius), bluetail mullet (taxonomic: Valamugil buchanani), false bluetail emo skink (taxonomic: Emoia pseudocyanura)
    Sense id: en-bluetail-en-adj-lGCFyDXW Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 32 32 36 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 20 39 41

Noun

IPA: /ˈbluːteɪl/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈbluˌteɪl/ [General-American] Forms: bluetails [plural]
Etymology: blue + tail Etymology templates: {{compound|en|blue|tail}} blue + tail Head templates: {{en-noun}} bluetail (plural bluetails)
  1. Either of two species of passerine bird in the genus Tarsiger. Categories (lifeform): Muscicapids Translations (Tarsiger): sinipyrstö (Finnish), modraczek [masculine] (Polish), no genus name (Russian), some species are called солове́й m something (solovéj) (Russian), T. cyanurus синехво́стка (sinexvóstka) [feminine] (Russian), näktergal [common-gender] (Swedish), blåstjärt [common-gender] (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-bluetail-en-noun-5iWI7SKV Disambiguation of Muscicapids: 23 46 31 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 32 32 36 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 20 39 41 Disambiguation of 'Tarsiger': 89 11
  2. Any of several species of damselfly in the genus Ischnura. Categories (lifeform): Damselflies Translations (Ischnura): llantió [masculine] (Catalan), Ischnura -suvun tytönkorento (Finnish), tężnica [feminine] (Polish), тонкохво́ст (tonkoxvóst) [masculine] (Russian), Ischnura-släktet (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-bluetail-en-noun-ikRL3Rt5 Disambiguation of Damselflies: 24 31 45 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 32 32 36 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 20 39 41 Disambiguation of 'Ischnura': 0 100
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: aurora bluetail (taxonomic: Ischnura aurora), common bluetail (taxonomic: Ischnura heterosticta), Himalayan bluetail (taxonomic: Tarsiger rufilatus), red-flanked bluetail (taxonomic: Tarsiger cyanurus), colorful bluetail, colourful bluetail, false bluetail emo skink

Inflected forms

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