Long-tailed

adj

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Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Having a long tail (used in the names of various birds and animals). not-comparable

    "[…] lastly, in regal pomp, Lady Wentworth’s state coach was seen, with six black and long-tailed horses, and two outriders; […]"

Synonyms

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longicaudal

Example

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"Only once, in August, 1904, have I caught sight of a party of long-tailed tits in the garden, but a friend who lived hardly a mile away used to tell me that little parties of eight or nine might be seen flying through his orchard nearly every winter."

Related phrases

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