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undertail en · ADJ

Pronunciation

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Etymology

From under- + tail.

Meanings

1. (not-comparable) Beneath a tail.
2. (not-comparable) On the underside of the tail.

Synonyms

subcaudal

undertail en · NOUN

Pronunciation

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Etymology

From under- + tail.

Meanings

1. The ventral part of the tail of a bird.
2. The underside of a tail.
   • The whiptail wallaby is a slender, long-tailed, long-limbed macropod. […] its belly and the base of its undertail are white; the rest of its tail, feet and paws are dark. 2005, Reader's Digest, Encyclopedia of Australian Wildlife:

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Relateds

uppertail