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roughtail

roughtail adjective: having a rough tail.

Adjective

roughtail (not comparable)

  1. Having a rough tail.

Noun

roughtail (plural roughtails)

  1. A small snake of the family Uropeltidae.
    Synonyms:
    shieldtail
  2. The roughtail stingray

Synonyms of roughtail

Forms of roughtail

pluralroughtails

Origin of roughtail

From rough + tail.

Words formed from roughtail

  • roughtail catshark
  • roughtail lizard
  • roughtail rock agama
  • roughtail stingray

Questions about roughtail

What does roughtail mean?
Roughtail means having a rough tail.
What part of speech is roughtail?
Roughtail can be an adjective or a noun.

Words near roughtail in the dictionary

  1. roughsome
  2. roughspun
  3. roughspuns
  4. roughstock
  5. rought
  6. roughtail
  7. roughtails
  8. roughtalk
  9. roughtly
  10. Roughton
  11. Roughtons

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