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hooktail

hooktail noun: any dragonfly of the genus Paragomphus.

Noun

hooktail (plural hooktails)

  1. Any dragonfly of the genus Paragomphus.
  2. A hooktail skate (Dipturus oregoni)

Forms of hooktail

pluralhooktails

Origin of hooktail

From hook + tail.

Questions about hooktail

What does hooktail mean?
Hooktail means any dragonfly of the genus Paragomphus.
What part of speech is hooktail?
Hooktail is a noun.
What is the plural of hooktail?
The plural of hooktail is hooktails.

Words near hooktail in the dictionary

  1. hookshots
  2. hooksian
  3. hookswinging
  4. hookswitch
  5. hookswitches
  6. hooktail
  7. hooktails
  8. hookthorn
  9. hookthorns
  10. hooktip
  11. hooktips

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