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tagtail

tagtail noun: a worm with a conspicuously-coloured yellow tail, used as bait, probably a species of lugworm.

Noun

tagtail (plural tagtails)

  1. (archaic) A worm with a conspicuously-coloured yellow tail, used as bait, probably a species of lugworm.
  2. (archaic) An unwanted hanger-on.

Forms of tagtail

pluraltagtails

Origin of tagtail

From tag + tail.

Questions about tagtail

What does tagtail mean?
Tagtail means a worm with a conspicuously-coloured yellow tail, used as bait, probably a species of lugworm.
What part of speech is tagtail?
Tagtail is a noun.
What is the plural of tagtail?
The plural of tagtail is tagtails.

Words near tagtail in the dictionary

  1. tagset
  2. tagsets
  3. tagsonomies
  4. tagsonomy
  5. tagsore
  6. tagtail
  7. tagtails
  8. tagua
  9. tagua nut
  10. tagua nuts
  11. tagua palm

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