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whiptail

whip·tail

UK/ˈ(h)wɪpteɪ(ə)l/ uncommon

noun

1.

any of numerous very agile and alert New World lizards

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Origin

From whip + tail.

Phrases

  • Central American whiptail
  • Christmas Island whiptail skink
  • globehead whiptail
  • Laredo striped whiptail
  • New Mexico whiptail
  • orange-throated whiptail
  • Texas spotted whiptail
  • whiptail disease

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