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‖ tapaculo|tapaˈkulo|
Also tapacolo.
[Sp., f. tapa cover + culo backside.]
A South American passerine bird, Pteroptochus albicollis (megapodius), which carries its tail inclined towards its head, also called in Chile tualo; the Chilean rock-wren.
1839Darwin Voy. Nat. xiv. 329 It is called Tapacolo, or ‘cover your posterior’. Ibid. 330 The tapacolo is very crafty... It is also an active bird. 1896Newton Dict. Birds 947 The true Tapaculo, P. albicollis,..rarely flies, hops actively..with its tail erect or turned towards its head. |
