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stumptail

stumptail noun: an Australian lizard, Tiliqua rugosa, that has a stumpy tail.

Noun

stumptail (plural stumptails)

  1. An Australian lizard, Tiliqua rugosa, that has a stumpy tail.
    • In the yellow sand of the track ahead a stumpy tail lizard lies inert.1965, Mudrooroo, Wild Cat Falling, HarperCollins, published 2001, page 129
    Synonyms:
    bobtail

Synonyms of stumptail

Forms of stumptail

pluralstumptails
alternative formstumpy tail lizard
alternative formstumpy tail
alternative formstump-tailed lizard

Questions about stumptail

What does stumptail mean?
Stumptail means an Australian lizard, Tiliqua rugosa, that has a stumpy tail.
What part of speech is stumptail?
Stumptail is a noun.
What is the plural of stumptail?
The plural of stumptail is stumptails.

Words near stumptail in the dictionary

  1. stumps it
  2. stumps out
  3. stumps up
  4. stumpsucker
  5. stumpsuckers
  6. stumptail
  7. stumptailed
  8. stumptails
  9. stumpwork
  10. stumpy
  11. stums

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