"beavertail" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: beavertails [plural], beaver tail [alternative], beaver-tail [alternative]
Etymology: From beaver + tail. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|beaver|tail}} beaver + tail Head templates: {{en-noun}} beavertail (plural beavertails)
  1. (Canada, US) Any object like a beaver's tail, oval or tear-drop in plan, usually broad and flat; usually beaver-tail. Tags: Canada, US
    Sense id: en-beavertail-en-noun-TIrvCXOI Categories (other): American English, Canadian English
  2. (Canada, US) A fried-dough pastry of such shape; usually beaver tail or Beaver Tail. Tags: Canada, US Coordinate_terms: elephant ear Translations (fried pastry): queue de castor (French)
    Sense id: en-beavertail-en-noun-hK4rvkBk Categories (other): American English, Canadian English Disambiguation of 'fried pastry': 4 90 3 0 3
  3. A species of prickly pear cactus, Opuntia basilaris.
    Sense id: en-beavertail-en-noun-XTl7Ralv Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with French translations, Cacti, Cakes and pastries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 18 27 48 1 6 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 10 33 50 2 6 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 8 24 63 1 4 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 14 20 62 1 3 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 14 21 55 2 8 Disambiguation of Cacti: 10 11 74 3 3 Disambiguation of Cakes and pastries: 8 31 54 2 5
  4. A gun grip of such shape.
    Sense id: en-beavertail-en-noun-ZL--aX14
  5. The tail of a beaver.
    Sense id: en-beavertail-en-noun-yoX-eXET

Inflected forms

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