tapaculo

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White throated tapaculo

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Etymology

From Spanish tapaculo.

Noun

tapaculo (plural tapaculos)

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

Spanish

Etymology

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

Noun

tapaculo m (plural tapaculos)

  1. tapaculo

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