Home › Words › T › thorntailthorntailthorntail means any of various hummingbirds of the genus Discosura.EtymologyFrom thorn + tail.nounAny of various hummingbirds of the genus Discosura.Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.trochilus 67% match — Any member of the hummingbird genus Trochilus. vs thorntail →thornbird 66% match — Any bird of the species of genus Phacellodomus. vs thorntail →metaltail 64% match — Any hummingbird of the genus Metallura vs thorntail →streamertail 62% match — Any of various hummingbirds of the genus Trochilus, endemic to Jamaica, with greatly elongated rectrices in the males. vs thorntail →piedtail 62% match — A hummingbird of the genus Phlogophilus, native to Colombia, Ecuador and Peru. vs thorntail →blossomcrown 62% match — Any hummingbird in the genus Anthocephala vs thorntail →awlbill 60% match — Any hummingbird of the genus Avocettula. vs thorntail →mountaingem 60% match — Any hummingbird in the genus Lampornis. vs thorntail →