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long-tailed

/ˈlɒŋˌteɪld/US/ˈlɑŋˌteɪld/

long-tailed adjective: having a long tail (used in the names of various birds and animals).

Adjective

long-tailed (not comparable)

  1. Having a long tail (used in the names of various birds and animals).
    • […] lastly, in regal pomp, Lady Wentworth’s state coach was seen, with six black and long-tailed horses, and two outriders; […]1842, [Katherine] Thomson, chapter X, in Widows and Widowers. A Romance of Real Life., volume II, London: Richard Bentley, […], →OCLC, page 226

long-tailed meaning in Tamil

long-tailed in Tamil

having a long tail
நெட்டைவால் neṭṭaivāl

Forms of long-tailed

alternative formlongtailed

Words formed from long-tailed

Phrases with long-tailed

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Questions about long-tailed

What does long-tailed mean?
Long-tailed means having a long tail (used in the names of various birds and animals).
What is long-tailed in Tamil?
Long-tailed in Tamil is நெட்டைவால் (neṭṭaivāl). See Long-tailed meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is long-tailed?
Long-tailed is an adjective.
How do you pronounce long-tailed?
Long-tailed is pronounced /ˈlɒŋˌteɪld/ (UK).

Words near long-tailed in the dictionary

  1. long-suffering
  2. long-sufferingness
  3. long-tail boat
  4. long-tail boats
  5. long-tail Covid
  6. long-tailed
  7. long-tailed blue
  8. long-tailed blues
  9. long-tailed chinchilla
  10. long-tailed chinchillas
  11. long-tailed cuckoo

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