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whiptails

whiptails is the plural of whiptail.

Meaning of whiptail

Noun

whiptail (countable and uncountable, plural whiptails)

  1. Any of many New World lizards, of the family Teiidae, that have long, slender tails.
  2. A fish, blue grenadier (Macruronus novaezelandiae).
    • One of the most popular is the hoki, or whiptail, a bug-eyed specimen found far down in the waters around New Zealand and transformed into a major export.2009 September 10, William J. Broad, “From Deep Pacific, Ugly and Tasty, With a Catch”, in New York Times
  3. (uncountable) A leaf-distorting disorder in the cauliflower, caused by molybdenum deficiency.
  4. A pretty-faced wallaby (Macropus parryi).
    • Social status may be less important to red-necked wallabies, which, unlike whiptails, are "essentially solitary" (McEvoy 1970).1977, New Zealand Journal of Zoology, volume 4, number 4, page 409
  5. A catfish of species Dasyloricaria filamentosa.

Phrases with whiptails

Questions about whiptails

What is whiptails the plural of?
Whiptails is the plural of whiptail.

Words near whiptails in the dictionary

  1. whiptail gulpers
  2. whiptail stingray
  3. whiptail stingrays
  4. whiptail wallabies
  5. whiptail wallaby
  6. whiptails
  7. whipworm
  8. whipworms
  9. whipwort
  10. whipworthy
  11. whir

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