Wedge-tailed

Wedge´-tailed´


a.1.(Zool.) 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.
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.