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shieldtail

shieldtail noun: any species of small burrowing snakes of the family Uropeltidae, native to Sri Lanka and Southern Asia.

Noun

shieldtail (plural shieldtails)

  1. Any species of small burrowing snakes of the family Uropeltidae, native to Sri Lanka and Southern Asia.
    Synonyms:
    pipe snake

Synonyms of shieldtail

Forms of shieldtail

pluralshieldtails

Origin of shieldtail

From shield + tail.

Questions about shieldtail

What does shieldtail mean?
Shieldtail means any species of small burrowing snakes of the family Uropeltidae, native to Sri Lanka and Southern Asia.
What part of speech is shieldtail?
Shieldtail is a noun.
What is the plural of shieldtail?
The plural of shieldtail is shieldtails.

Words near shieldtail in the dictionary

  1. shields
  2. shieldsman
  3. shieldsmen
  4. shieldsmith
  5. shieldsmiths
  6. shieldtail
  7. shieldtails
  8. shielduck
  9. shielducks
  10. shieldwall
  11. shieldwalls

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