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tailspikes

tailspikes is the plural of tailspike.

Meaning of tailspike

Noun

tailspike (plural tailspikes)

  1. A viral adhesion protein used by a phage to attach itself to a bacterial host

Questions about tailspikes

What is tailspikes the plural of?
Tailspikes is the plural of tailspike.

Words near tailspikes in the dictionary

  1. tailslide
  2. tailslides
  3. tailspeed
  4. tailspeeds
  5. tailspike
  6. tailspikes
  7. tailspin
  8. tailspine
  9. tailspinned
  10. tailspinning
  11. tailspins

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