noun, slang ·Moderate ·College level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   Any animal that has an unusually long tail relative to similar species.
2. 2
   Phaethon lepturus, the white-tailed tropicbird.
3. 3
   A young, unattached female tourist. broadly
4. 4
   A longtail boat.
5. 5
   A rat. colloquial

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6. 6
   A pheasant. slang
7. 7
   A greyhound. slang

Synonyms

All synonyms

longicaudal

Etymology

From long + tail.

Related phrases

cricket longtailcut and longtailgreen longtaillongtail boatlongtail butterfly raylongtail carpet sharklongtail cast-onlongtail catfishlongtail salamanderlongtail skatelongtail stingraylongtail boat

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