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globetail

globetail noun: any of the hoverflies of the genus Sphaerophoria, having large hemispherical male terminalia.

Noun

globetail (plural globetails)

  1. Any of the hoverflies of the genus Sphaerophoria, having large hemispherical male terminalia.

Forms of globetail

pluralglobetails

Origin of globetail

From globe + tail.

Words formed from globetail

  • asymmetric globetail
  • forked globetail
  • symmetric globetail

Questions about globetail

What does globetail mean?
Globetail means any of the hoverflies of the genus Sphaerophoria, having large hemispherical male terminalia.
What part of speech is globetail?
Globetail is a noun.
What is the plural of globetail?
The plural of globetail is globetails.

Words near globetail in the dictionary

  1. glober
  2. globes
  3. globes of compression
  4. globes of the world
  5. globesity
  6. globetail
  7. globetails
  8. globetard
  9. globetards
  10. globetrot
  11. globetrots

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