Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Having a large tail; specifically, in entomology, having a long boring ovipositor: as, the great-tailed wasp, Sirex gigas. See
Siricidæ .
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Examples
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Furthermore, human commensal species, such as great-tailed grackle Quiscalus mexiccanus and bronzed cowbird Molothrus aeneus, normally increase in number around human settlements and result in the loss of nesting success in other birds.
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From the foliage of crops, beautiful painted buntings called to each other and stared right back at the binoculars, while groove-billed anis, great-tailed grackles and various flycatchers flitted about their daily business.
Rincon de Guayabitos revisited: the major sights nearby 2003
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From the foliage of crops, beautiful painted buntings called to each other and stared right back at the binoculars, while groove-billed anis, great-tailed grackles and various flycatchers flitted about their daily business.
Rincon de Guayabitos revisited: the major sights nearby 2003
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The great-tailed is more uniformly colored than the boat-tailed and slightly bigger.
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My New Year's Day list includes the great-tailed grackle.
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The great-tailed grackle is a Mexican bird and is the only member of the grackle family commonly found here.
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The great-tailed has a flat, crowned head rather than the boat-tailed's rounded head.
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In the male great-tailed, a glossy purple extends back from head and breast, over much of abdomen and flanks, and to mid-back.
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In great-tailed males, eye color is bright yellow, they said, while boat-taileds have dark eyes.
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"We are seeing a lot of great-tailed grackles and white-winged doves creeping into the area," he said.
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