WHIPTAIL

whiptail, whiptail lizard

(noun) any of numerous very agile and alert New World lizards

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

whiptail (plural whiptails)

Any of many New World lizards, of the genus Cnemidophorus, that have long, slender tails.

A fish, the blue grenadier, Macruronus novaezelandiae.

(uncountable) A leaf-distorting disorder in the cauliflower, caused by molybdenum deficiency.

The pretty-faced wallaby.

Anagrams

• tailwhip

Source: Wiktionary



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Word of the Day

28 January 2025

TAD

(noun) a slight amount or degree of difference; “a tad too expensive”; “not a tad of difference”; “the new model is a shade better than the old one”


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