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quilltail

quilltail noun: the ruddy duck.

Noun

quilltail (plural quilltails)

  1. The ruddy duck.

Forms of quilltail

pluralquilltails

Origin of quilltail

From quill + tail.

Questions about quilltail

What does quilltail mean?
Quilltail means the ruddy duck.
What part of speech is quilltail?
Quilltail is a noun.
What is the plural of quilltail?
The plural of quilltail is quilltails.

Words near quilltail in the dictionary

  1. quillons
  2. Quillota
  3. quillow
  4. quillows
  5. quills
  6. quilltail
  7. quilltails
  8. quillwork
  9. quillworks
  10. quillwort
  11. quillworts

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