"bucktail" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: bucktails [plural]
Etymology: buck + tail Etymology templates: {{compound|en|buck|tail}} buck + tail Head templates: {{en-noun}} bucktail (plural bucktails)
  1. The tail of a deer, traditionally used as a fishing lure. Categories (lifeform): Cervids

Inflected forms

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