tapaculo

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English[edit]

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White throated tapaculo

Alternative forms[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Spanish tapaculo.

Noun[edit]

tapaculo (plural tapaculos)

  1. Any of a family (Rhinocryptidae) of small suboscine passeriform birds found mainly in South America.

Spanish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Verb-object compound, composed of tapa (“to cover”) +‎ culo (“ass/arse”), possibly as a reinterpretation of an onomatopoeia of its call.

Noun[edit]

tapaculo m (plural tapaculos)

  1. tapaculo

Further reading[edit]

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