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mares' tails

mares' tails noun: a cirrus cloud formation resembling horse tails.

mares' tails: a cirrus cloud formation resembling horse tails
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Noun

mares' tails pl (plural only)

  1. (plural, plural-only) A cirrus cloud formation resembling horse tails.

Forms of mares' tails

alternative formmare's tails

Questions about mares' tails

What does mares' tails mean?
Mares' tails means a cirrus cloud formation resembling horse tails.
What part of speech is mares' tails?
Mares' tails is a noun.

Words near mares' tails in the dictionary

  1. Mareotic
  2. Marero
  3. mares
  4. Mares Run
  5. mares' nests
  6. mares' tails
  7. mares'-tails
  8. Maresca
  9. Marescas
  10. mareschal
  11. mareschals

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