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coontail

coontail noun: any aquatic plant of genus Ceratophyllum.

coontail: any aquatic plant of genus Ceratophyllum
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Noun

coontail (plural coontails)

  1. Any aquatic plant of genus Ceratophyllum.
  2. A western diamondback rattlesnake or Texas diamond-back (Crotalus atrox).
  3. American perch (Perca flavescens).

Forms of coontail

pluralcoontails
alternative formcoon tail

Questions about coontail

What does coontail mean?
Coontail means any aquatic plant of genus Ceratophyllum.
What part of speech is coontail?
Coontail is a noun.
What is the plural of coontail?
The plural of coontail is coontails.

Words near coontail in the dictionary

  1. coonskin hat
  2. coonskin hats
  3. coonskins
  4. coonstripe shrimp
  5. coontact
  6. coontail
  7. coontails
  8. coontie
  9. coonties
  10. coontinent
  11. coontinents

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