longspur

longspur
\\ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷\ noun
Etymology: from the length of its hind claws
: any of several long-clawed fringillid birds chiefly of the genus Calcarius that inhabit the arctic regions and the Great Plains of No. America, are usually strikingly marked with black, white, and ocher in the male, and travel in immense flocks during migration — see alaska longspur, chestnut-collared longspur, lapland longspur, mc cown's longspur, smith's longspur

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  • Longspur — Long spur , n. [So called from the length of the hind claw.] (Zo[ o]l.) Any one of several species of fringilline birds of the genus {Calcarius} (or {Plectrophanes}), and allied genera. The Lapland longspur ({Calcarius Lapponicus}), the chestnut… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • longspur — ☆ longspur [lôŋ′spʉr΄ ] n. [ LONG1 + SPUR] any of a genus (Calcarius, family Emberizidae) of northern passerine birds distinguished by their long hind claws …   English World dictionary

  • Longspur — Taxobox name = Longspurs image caption = Chestnut collared Longspur ( Calcarius ornatus ) regnum = Animalia phylum = Chordata classis = Aves ordo = Passeriformes familia = Emberizidae genus = Calcarius genus authority = Bechstein, 1802… …   Wikipedia

  • longspur — pentinuotosios startos statusas T sritis zoologija | vardynas atitikmenys: lot. Calcarius angl. longspur rus. подорожник, m pranc. bruant, m ryšiai: platesnis terminas – startos siauresnis terminas – laplandinė pentinuotoji starta siauresnis… …   Paukščių pavadinimų žodynas

  • longspur — noun Date: 1831 any of several long clawed finches (especially genus Calcarius) of the arctic regions and the Great Plains of North America …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • longspur — /lawng sperr , long /, n. any of several fringillid birds of the genus Calcarius of tundra or prairie regions of North America, characterized by a long, spurlike hind claw on each foot. [1825 35; LONG1 + SPUR] * * * …   Universalium

  • longspur — noun A specific type of bird, of the genus Calcarius; it has a long claw on the hind toe of each foot …   Wiktionary

  • longspur — noun a North American bunting with brownish plumage and a boldly marked head in the male. [Genus Calcarius.] …   English new terms dictionary

  • longspur — long•spur [[t]ˈlɔŋˌspɜr, ˈlɒŋ [/t]] n. orn any of several songbirds of the genus Calcarius inhabiting tundra or prairies of the Northern Hemisphere, having a long hind claw on each foot • Etymology: 1825–35 …   From formal English to slang

  • Smith's Longspur — Taxobox name = Smith s Longspur status = LC | status system = IUCN3.1 regnum = Animalia phylum = Chordata classis = Aves ordo = Passeriformes familia = Emberizidae genus = Calcarius species = C. pictus binomial = Calcarius pictus binomial… …   Wikipedia

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