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bonytail

US/ˈboʊniˌteɪl/

bonytail noun: gila elegans, a cyprinid freshwater fish of the southwestern United States.

Noun

bonytail (plural bonytails)

  1. Gila elegans, a cyprinid freshwater fish of the southwestern United States.

Forms of bonytail

pluralbonytails

Origin of bonytail

From bony + tail.

Questions about bonytail

What does bonytail mean?
Bonytail means gila elegans, a cyprinid freshwater fish of the southwestern United States.
What part of speech is bonytail?
Bonytail is a noun.
How do you pronounce bonytail?
Bonytail is pronounced /ˈboʊniˌteɪl/ (US).
What is the plural of bonytail?
The plural of bonytail is bonytails.

Words near bonytail in the dictionary

  1. bony labyrinth
  2. bony labyrinths
  3. bonyad
  4. bonyads
  5. bonyness
  6. bonytail
  7. bonytails
  8. Bonython
  9. Bonythons
  10. bonytongue
  11. bonytongues

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