Definitions
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- noun Any of various
hummingbirds of thegenus Trochilus ,endemic toJamaica , with greatlyelongated rectrices in the males.
Etymologies
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streamer + tail
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Examples
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Most of the endemic species of birds are spread out in forests throughout the island including this ecoregion's dry forests, contain Jamaica’s national bird, the red-billed streamertail (Trochilus polytmus) however the similar black-billed streamertail (T. scitulus) is confined to the eastern end of the island.
Jamaican dry forests 2008
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