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snake tail

snake tail noun: ophiopsammus maculata - a reddish-brown starfish with five smooth, rounded, jointed arms, each tapered towards the tip growing up to 300 mm across. Commonly found amongst seaweed from low-tide to about 20 m depth throughout New Zealand.

Noun

snake tail (plural snake tails)

  1. Ophiopsammus maculata - a reddish-brown starfish with five smooth, rounded, jointed arms, each tapered towards the tip growing up to 300 mm across. Commonly found amongst seaweed from low-tide to about 20 m depth throughout New Zealand.

Forms of snake tail

pluralsnake tails

Questions about snake tail

What does snake tail mean?
Snake tail means ophiopsammus maculata - a reddish-brown starfish with five smooth, rounded, jointed arms, each tapered towards the tip growing up to 300 mm across. Commonly found amongst seaweed from low-tide to about 20 m depth throughout New Zealand.
What part of speech is snake tail?
Snake tail is a noun.
What is the plural of snake tail?
The plural of snake tail is snake tails.

Words near snake tail in the dictionary

  1. Snake Range
  2. Snake River
  3. snake sea cucumber
  4. snake sea cucumbers
  5. snake shot
  6. snake tail
  7. snake tails
  8. snake tart
  9. snake tarts
  10. snake up
  11. Snake Valley

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