Word: spinetail
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: spine
tail
Definition: Any of several species of South American and Central American clamatorial birds belonging to Synallaxis and allied genera of the family Dendrocolaptidae, allied to the ovenbirds.
Morphemes:
Affix: spine
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: A pointed, fairly rigid protuberance or needlelike structure on an animal, shell, or plant.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: spīna
Language: la
Decoded: spina
Meaning: a thorn; a prickle, spine; the backbone
Affix: tail
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: The feathers attached to the pygostyle of a bird.