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petaltail

petaltail noun: any dragonfly in the family Petaluridae; a petalurid.

Noun

petaltail (plural petaltails)

  1. Any dragonfly in the family Petaluridae; a petalurid.

Forms of petaltail

pluralpetaltails

Origin of petaltail

From petal + tail.

Questions about petaltail

What does petaltail mean?
Petaltail means any dragonfly in the family Petaluridae; a petalurid.
What part of speech is petaltail?
Petaltail is a noun.
What is the plural of petaltail?
The plural of petaltail is petaltails.

Words near petaltail in the dictionary

  1. petalonamid
  2. petalonamids
  3. petalous
  4. petals
  5. petalsome
  6. petaltail
  7. petaltails
  8. petalum
  9. Petaluma
  10. petalurid
  11. petalurids

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