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tailspot

tailspot noun: a colored spot on the tail of various animals, especially fish.

Noun

tailspot (plural tailspots)

  1. A colored spot on the tail of various animals, especially fish.

Forms of tailspot

pluraltailspots

Origin of tailspot

From tail + spot.

Questions about tailspot

What does tailspot mean?
Tailspot means a colored spot on the tail of various animals, especially fish.
What part of speech is tailspot?
Tailspot is a noun.
What is the plural of tailspot?
The plural of tailspot is tailspots.

Words near tailspot in the dictionary

  1. tailspin
  2. tailspine
  3. tailspinned
  4. tailspinning
  5. tailspins
  6. tailspot
  7. tailspots
  8. tailspun
  9. tailstand
  10. tailstands
  11. tailstock

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