whitetail

English

Alternative forms

  • white-tail, white tail

Etymology

From white +‎ tail.

Noun

whitetail (plural whitetails)

  1. A deer, Odocoileus virginianus, family Cervidae, perhaps the most popular game animal in North America.
  2. Any of the white-tailed spiders of genus Lampona (Lampona cylindrata and Lampona murina) native to eastern and southern Australia.
  3. A dragonfly of the genus Plathemis.

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