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whitetail

/wˈaɪttˌeɪl/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 2.12 in modern English

Syllables
white-tail
IPA
/wˈaɪttˌeɪl/
15
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A deer, Odocoileus virginianus, family Cervidae, perhaps the most popular game animal in North America.

noun

Any of the white-tailed spiders of genus Lampona (Lampona cylindrata and Lampona murina) native to eastern and southern Australia.

noun

A dragonfly of the genus Plathemis.

Etymology

From white + tail.

Inflected Forms

whitetails (plural) white-tail (alternative) white tail (alternative)

Phrases

whitetail sharkminnow

Synonyms

carjacou Virginia deer white-tailed deer white-tailed spider white tail whitetail deer odocoileus virginianus

Questions

How do you pronounce whitetail?
The recorded pronunciation is /wˈaɪttˌeɪl/.
What does whitetail mean?
A deer, Odocoileus virginianus, family Cervidae, perhaps the most popular game animal in North America.
Where does whitetail come from?
From white + tail.

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