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longspur definition

☆ long·spur (lôŋ′spʉr′)

noun

any of a genus (Calcarius, family Emberizidae) of northern passerine birds distinguished by their long hind claws

Etymology: long + spur

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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