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stifftail

stifftail noun: any of various ducks whose tails have stiff feathers, including the ruddy duck.

Noun

stifftail (plural stifftails)

  1. Any of various ducks whose tails have stiff feathers, including the ruddy duck.

Forms of stifftail

pluralstifftails

Origin of stifftail

From stiff + tail.

Questions about stifftail

What does stifftail mean?
Stifftail means any of various ducks whose tails have stiff feathers, including the ruddy duck.
What part of speech is stifftail?
Stifftail is a noun.
What is the plural of stifftail?
The plural of stifftail is stifftails.

Words near stifftail in the dictionary

  1. stiffnesses
  2. stiffs
  3. stiffs up
  4. stiffship
  5. stiffships
  6. stifftail
  7. stifftails
  8. stiffware
  9. stiffy
  10. stifle
  11. stifled

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