noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   A pintail duck (Anas spp.). US, dialectal
2. 2
   A dragonfly of family Cordulegastridae
3. 3
   Any of member of species of genus Stachyurus of deciduous shrubs or small trees, native to the Himalayas and eastern Asia}}

Synonyms

All synonyms

biddieflying adder

Etymology

From spike + tail.

Related phrases

Apache spiketailOuachita spiketailPacific spiketailSay's spiketailarrowhead spiketailbrown spiketaildelta-spotted spiketailspiketail gouramispiketail mollyspiketail paradisefishtiger spiketailtwin-spotted spiketail

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