whiptail
whiptail · whiptails
Any of many New World lizards, of the family Teiidae, that have long, slender tailsAny of many New World lizards, of the family Teiidae, that have long, slender tails.
/ˈ(h)wɪpteɪ(ə)l/
Meaning
5 senses(countable, uncountable)Any of many New World lizards, of the family Teiidae, that have long, slender tails.
any of numerous very agile and alert New World lizards
(countable, uncountable)A fish, blue grenadier (Macruronus novaezelandiae).
(uncountable)A leaf-distorting disorder in the cauliflower, caused by molybdenum deficiency.
(countable, uncountable)A pretty-faced wallaby (Macropus parryi).
(countable, uncountable)A catfish of species Dasyloricaria filamentosa.
Origin
From whip + tail.From whip + tail.
Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
Forms
plural: whiptailsSynonyms
1 synonymsClose in meaning
- any of numerous very agile and alert New World lizards:whiptail lizard
Word family
7 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable