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longtailed

longtailed is the alternative spelling of long-tailed.

Meaning of long-tailed

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

Forms of longtailed

comparativemore longtailed
superlativemost longtailed

Questions about longtailed

What is longtailed the alternative spelling of?
Longtailed is the alternative spelling of long-tailed.

Words near longtailed in the dictionary

  1. longtail carpet shark
  2. longtail carpet sharks
  3. longtail cast-on
  4. longtail cast-ons
  5. longtail salamander
  6. longtailed
  7. longtails
  8. Longtan
  9. longterm
  10. longtermism
  11. longtermist

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