"spiketail" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: spiketails [plural]
Etymology: From 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: 97 3 Categories (other): American English, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 99 1 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 98 2 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 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

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    {
      "word": "Ouachita spiketail"
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    {
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