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Definition: Rhodostethia rosea
Wedge-tailed
\Wedge“-tailed”\, a. (Zo["o]l.)
Having a tail which has the middle pair of feathers longest,
the rest successively and decidedly shorter, and all more or
less attenuate; -- said of certain birds. See Illust. of
Wood hoopoe, under
Wood.
[1913 Webster]
Wedge-tailed eagle, an Australian eagle (
Aquila audax)
which feeds on various small species of kangaroos, and on
lambs; -- called also
mountain eagle,
bold eagle, and
eagle hawk.
Wedge-tailed gull, an arctic gull (
Rhodostethia rosea) in
which the plumage is tinged with rose; -- called also
Ross's gull.
[1913 Webster]