"whiptail" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: whiptails [plural]
Etymology: whip + tail Etymology templates: {{compound|en|whip|tail}} whip + tail Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} whiptail (countable and uncountable, plural whiptails)
  1. Any of many New World lizards, of the family Teiidae, that have long, slender tails. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (lifeform): Lacertoid lizards, Macropods
    Sense id: en-whiptail-en-noun-xJIwm8fk Disambiguation of Lacertoid lizards: 55 4 5 35 1 Disambiguation of Macropods: 40 5 7 43 5 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 44 6 8 41 1 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 47 4 4 44 1
  2. A fish, blue grenadier (Macruronus novaezelandiae). Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (lifeform): Gadiforms Translations (Macruronus novaezelandiae): hoki (Maori)
    Sense id: en-whiptail-en-noun-mZ2e9YRQ Disambiguation of Gadiforms: 27 42 4 22 5 Disambiguation of 'Macruronus novaezelandiae': 19 59 3 18 1
  3. (uncountable) A leaf-distorting disorder in the cauliflower, caused by molybdenum deficiency. Tags: uncountable
    Sense id: en-whiptail-en-noun-LIgvnXOG
  4. A pretty-faced wallaby (Macropus parryi). Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (lifeform): Macropods
    Sense id: en-whiptail-en-noun-8TUuNIRW Disambiguation of Macropods: 40 5 7 43 5 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 44 6 8 41 1 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 47 4 4 44 1
  5. A catfish of species Dasyloricaria filamentosa. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-whiptail-en-noun-VUFd81rl
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: Central American whiptail, Christmas Island whiptail skink, Laredo striped whiptail, New Mexico whiptail, orange-throated whiptail, Texas spotted whiptail, whiptail disease, whiptail disorder, whiptail gulper, whiptail stingray

Inflected forms

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