"spiketail" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: spiketails [plural]
Etymology: spike + tail Etymology templates: {{compound|en|spike|tail}} spike + tail Head templates: {{en-noun}} spiketail (plural spiketails)
  1. (US, dialect) A pintail duck (Anas spp.). Tags: US, dialectal Categories (lifeform): Dabbling ducks, Insects
    Sense id: en-spiketail-en-noun-gEFLknuf Disambiguation of Dabbling ducks: 97 3 Disambiguation of Insects: 95 5 Categories (other): American English, English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 99 1 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 99 1
  2. A dragonfly of family Cordulegastridae Synonyms: biddie, flying adder
    Sense id: en-spiketail-en-noun-ZmKokjnY
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: Apache spiketail, arrowhead spiketail, brown spiketail, delta-spotted spiketail, Ouachita spiketail, Pacific spiketail, Say's spiketail, spiketail gourami, spiketail molly, spiketail paradisefish, tiger spiketail, twin-spotted spiketail

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for spiketail meaning in All languages combined (2.6kB)

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