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longspur
long·spur L0243700 (lông′spûr′, lŏng′-)n. Any of several sparrowlike birds of the genera Calcarius and Rhynchophanes of North America and Eurasia, having brownish plumage and long-clawed hind toes.longspur (ˈlɒŋˌspɜː) n (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 toelong•spur (ˈlɔŋˌspɜr, ˈlɒŋ-) n. any of several songbirds of the genus Calcarius inhabiting tundra or prairies of the Northern Hemisphere, having a long hind claw on each foot. [1825–35] TranslationsEncyclopediaSeeCalcarius |