bluetail

English

Red-flanked bluetail

Etymology

blue +‎ tail

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈbluːteɪl/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈbluˌteɪl/
• Hyphenation: blue‧tail

Noun

bluetail (plural bluetails)

1. Either of two species of passerine bird in the genus Tarsiger.
2. Any of several species of damselfly in the genus Ischnura.

Derived terms

• aurora bluetail (Ischnura aurora)
• common bluetail (Ischnura heterosticta)
• Himalayan bluetail (Tarsiger rufilatus)
• red-flanked bluetail (Tarsiger cyanurus)
• colorful bluetail, colourful bluetail
• false bluetail emo skink

Translations

Tarsiger

• Danish: please add this translation if you can
• Finnish: sinipyrstö (fi)
• Polish: modraczek (pl) m
• Russian: no genus name; some species are called солове́й (ru) m (solovéj) something, T. cyanurus синехво́стка (ru) f (sinexvóstka)
• Swedish: näktergal (sv) c, blåstjärt (sv) c

Ischnura

• Catalan: llantió m
• Danish: please add this translation if you can
• Finnish: Ischnura -suvun tytönkorento
• Kazakh: species are called something + инелік (inelık)
• Polish: tężnica f
• Russian: тонкохво́ст m (tonkoxvóst) (Kazakhstan)
• Swedish: Ischnura-släktet

Adjective

bluetail (not comparable)

1. Used to describe various animals with a blue tail.

Derived terms

• bluetail jester (Symbrenthia niphanda)
• bluetail mole skink (Plestiodon egregius)
• bluetail mullet (Valamugil buchanani)
• false bluetail emo skink (Emoia pseudocyanura)

Further reading

• Tarsiger on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Tarsiger on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Tarsiger on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
• Ischnura on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Ischnura on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Ischnura on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons