"undertail" meaning in English

See undertail in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-undertail.wav
Etymology: From under- + tail. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|under|tail}} under- + tail Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} undertail (not comparable)
  1. Beneath a tail Tags: not-comparable
    Sense id: en-undertail-en-adj-OHZO2yln Categories (other): English terms prefixed with under- Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with under-: 67 33

Noun

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-undertail.wav Forms: undertails [plural]
Etymology: From under- + tail. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|under|tail}} under- + tail Head templates: {{en-noun}} undertail (plural undertails)
  1. The ventral part of the tail of a bird Related terms: uppertail
    Sense id: en-undertail-en-noun-uj6nbrVS Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 5 95 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 0 100 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 0 100

Inflected forms

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