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spadetails

spadetails is the plural of spadetail.

Meaning of spadetail

Noun

spadetail (plural spadetails)

  1. A mutation (and associated gene) affecting the trunk mesoderm in some fish embryos.

Questions about spadetails

What is spadetails the plural of?
Spadetails is the plural of spadetail.

Words near spadetails in the dictionary

  1. spades
  2. spadesful
  3. spadesman
  4. spadesmen
  5. spadetail
  6. spadetails
  7. spadewise
  8. spadework
  9. spadeworker
  10. spadeworkers
  11. spadger

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