long-tailed en · ADJ
Pronunciation
- (Southern-England) audio
- /ˈlɑŋˌteɪld/ (General-American)
- /ˈlɒŋˌteɪld/ (Received-Pronunciation)
Meanings
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(not-comparable) Having a long tail (used in the names of various birds and animals).
[…] lastly, in regal pomp, Lady Wentworth’s state coach was seen, with six black and long-tailed horses, and two outriders; […]
1842, [Katherine] Thomson, chapter X, in Widows and Widowers. A Romance of Real Life., volume II, London: Richard Bentley, […], →OCLC, page 226:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| longtailed | alternative | lexicographic |
Deriveds
long-tailed one · long-tailed macaque · long-tailed jaeger · long-tailed skipper · long-tailed shrike · long-tailed titmouse · long-tailed meadowlark · Seram long-tailed mosaic-tailed rat · nervous as a long-tailed cat in a room full of rocking chairs · long-tailed chinchilla · long-tailed shrew · long-tailed pangolin · long-tailed blue · long-tailed duck · long-tailed tit
Translations (4)
es colilargo (having a long tail) · gv arbylagh (having a long tail) · grc μακρόουρος (having a long tail) · ta நெட்டைவால் (having a long tail)