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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