noun
Meaning 1
Any of the feathers of a bird's tail.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
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Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
tailfeather
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History
Etymology
From tail + feather.
Across languages
Translations
13 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Dutch: staartveer — feather of bird's tail
- Māori: kōtore — feather of bird's tail
- Māori: kururemu — feather of bird's tail
- Māori: kurutou — feather of bird's tail
- Māori: hukumaro — feather of bird's tail
- Māori: hūmaeko — feather of bird's tail
- Māori: hurumaeko — feather of bird's tail
- Māori: maeko — feather of bird's tail
- Māori: hikumaro — feather of bird's tail
- Māori: marihope — feather of bird's tail
- Swedish: stjärtfjäder — feather of bird's tail
- Tibetan: མཇུག་སྒྲོ (mjug sgro) — feather of bird's tail
- Yoruba: ìrèré — feather of bird's tail