Definition of Wedgi-tailed
Wedge"-tailed" (?), a. (Zoöl.)
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.
Wedge"-tailed" (?), a. (Zoöl.)
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.
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
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