"fringetail" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: fringetails [plural]
Etymology: From fringe + tail. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|fringe|tail}} fringe + tail Head templates: {{en-noun}} fringetail (plural fringetails)
  1. A variety of goldfish whose tail has a fringed appearance. Coordinate_terms: veiltail
    Sense id: en-fringetail-en-noun-RYhiU6Bi Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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      "fringe",
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    ],
    [
      "tail",
      "tail#English"
    ]
  ],
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "fringe",
        "3": "tail"
      },
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      "name": "compound"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From fringe + tail.",
  "forms": [
    {
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      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "fringetail (plural fringetails)",
      "name": "en-noun"
    }
  ],
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  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
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        {
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          "name": "English entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
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        },
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          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
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          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "coordinate_terms": [
        {
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        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "bold_text_offsets": [
            [
              63,
              74
            ]
          ],
          "ref": "1928, Robert V. Sawyer, Edwin H. Perkins, Water Gardens and Goldfish, page 92:",
          "text": "Chinese Telescopes are sold by some dealers for young Japanese Fringetails. For this reason it is well to select a reliable dealer when purchasing choice stock.",
          "type": "quotation"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A variety of goldfish whose tail has a fringed appearance."
      ],
      "id": "en-fringetail-en-noun-RYhiU6Bi",
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          "goldfish",
          "goldfish"
        ],
        [
          "fringed",
          "fringed"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
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}
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    [
      "fringe",
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    ],
    [
      "tail",
      "tail#English"
    ]
  ],
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "fringe",
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      },
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    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From fringe + tail.",
  "forms": [
    {
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      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "fringetail (plural fringetails)",
      "name": "en-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
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  "senses": [
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        "English countable nouns",
        "English entries with incorrect language header",
        "English lemmas",
        "English nouns",
        "English terms with quotations",
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        "Pages with entries"
      ],
      "coordinate_terms": [
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      ],
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            [
              63,
              74
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          ],
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          "type": "quotation"
        }
      ],
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        "A variety of goldfish whose tail has a fringed appearance."
      ],
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