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tailbeat

tailbeat noun: the rhythmic beating of an animal's tail.

Noun

tailbeat (plural tailbeats)

  1. The rhythmic beating of an animal's tail.

Forms of tailbeat

pluraltailbeats
alternative formtail beat

Origin of tailbeat

From tail + beat.

Questions about tailbeat

What does tailbeat mean?
Tailbeat means the rhythmic beating of an animal's tail.
What part of speech is tailbeat?
Tailbeat is a noun.
What is the plural of tailbeat?
The plural of tailbeat is tailbeats.

Words near tailbeat in the dictionary

  1. tailbacks
  2. tailband
  3. tailbands
  4. tailbase
  5. tailbases
  6. tailbeat
  7. tailbeats
  8. tailblock
  9. tailblocks
  10. tailboard
  11. tailboards

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