English Explanatory Dictionary

longspur

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Any of the birds of the genus Calcarius, having a long claw on the hind toe of each foot.

Word forms

longspur longspurs

Etymology

From long + spur.

Derived words

Lapland longspur McCown's longspur Smith's longspur thick-billed longspur
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