"tailfeather" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: tailfeathers [plural]
Etymology: tail + feather Etymology templates: {{compound|en|tail|feather}} tail + feather Head templates: {{en-noun}} tailfeather (plural tailfeathers)
  1. Any of the feathers of a bird's tail. Translations (feather of bird's tail): staartveer [feminine] (Dutch), kōtore (Maori), kururemu (Maori), kurutou (Maori), hukumaro (Maori), hūmaeko (Maori), hurumaeko (Maori), maeko (Maori), hikumaro (Maori), marihope (Maori), stjärtfjäder [common-gender] (Swedish), མཇུག་སྒྲོ (mjug sgro) (Tibetan), ìrèré (Yoruba)
    Sense id: en-tailfeather-en-noun-DrTeksdB Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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