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Wedge-tailed
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What's The Definition Of Wedge-tailed?Synonyms | Synonyms for Wedge-tailed: Related Terms | Find terms related to Wedge-tailed: See Also | Wedge-tailed In Webster's Dictionary \Wedge"-tailed"\, a. (Zo["o]l.)
Having a tail which has the middle pair of feathers longest,
the rest successively and decidedly shorter, and all more or
less attenuate; -- said of certain birds. See Illust. of
{Wood hoopoe}, under {Wood}.
{Wedge-tailed eagle}, an Australian eagle ({Aquila audax})
which feeds on various small species of kangaroos, and on
lambs; -- called also {mountain eagle}, {bold eagle}, and
{eagle hawk}.
{Wedge-tailed gull}, an arctic gull ({Rhodostethia rosea}) in
which the plumage is tinged with rose; -- called also
{Ross's gull}.
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