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stumptails

stumptails is the plural of stumptail.

Meaning of stumptail

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

Questions about stumptails

What is stumptails the plural of?
Stumptails is the plural of stumptail.

Words near stumptails in the dictionary

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

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