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Spiketail vs Spinetail - What's the difference?

spiketail | spinetail |

In us|dialect|lang=en terms the difference between spiketail and spinetail

is that spiketail is (us|dialect) the pintail duck while spinetail is (us|dialect) the ruddy duck, oxyura jamaicensis .

As nouns the difference between spiketail and spinetail

is that spiketail is (us|dialect) the pintail duck while spinetail is any of several species of swifts of , chaetura , and allied genera, in which the shafts of the tail feathers terminate in rigid spines.

spiketail

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • (US, dialect) The pintail duck.
    • (Webster 1913)

    spinetail

    English

    (wikipedia spinetail)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • Any of several species of swifts of , Chaetura , and allied genera, in which the shafts of the tail feathers terminate in rigid spines.
  • Any of several species of South American and Central American clamatorial birds belonging to Synallaxis'' and allied genera of the family '' , allied to the ovenbirds.
  • (US, dialect) The ruddy duck, Oxyura jamaicensis .
    • (Webster 1913)