"flufftail" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈflʌf.teɪl/ Forms: flufftails [plural], Flufftail [alternative]
Etymology: From fluff + tail. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|fluff|tail}} fluff + tail Head templates: {{en-noun}} flufftail (plural flufftails)
  1. Any of nine species of bird in the genus Sarothrura, endemic to Africa. Derived forms: buff-spotted flufftail (taxonomic: Sarothrura elegans), chestnut-headed flufftail (taxonomic: Sarothrura lugens), Madagascar flufftail (taxonomic: Sarothrura insularis), red-chested flufftail (taxonomic: Sarothrura rufa), slender-billed flufftail (taxonomic: Sarothrura watersi), streaky-breasted flufftail (taxonomic: Sarothrura boehmi), striped flufftail (taxonomic: Sarothrura affinis), white-spotted flufftail (taxonomic: Sarothrura pulchra), white-winged flufftail (taxonomic: Sarothrura ayresi)
    Sense id: en-flufftail-en-noun-tWkxEmhE Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Gruiforms

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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