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longspur

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long·spur  (lôngspûr, lng-)
n.
Any of several birds, especially of the genus Calcarius of the northern United States, Canada, and the Arctic, having brownish plumage and long-clawed hind toes.
longspur [ˈlɒŋˌspɜː]
n
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals) any of various Arctic and North American buntings of the genera Calcarius and Rhyncophanes, all of which have a long claw on the hind toe
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