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tailed

/teɪld/ adjective B2
  1. Having a tail. · There are several tailed species of mammals.· This is a species of long-tailed mouse.
  2. Of certain butterflies, having one or more filamentous projections on the tornal section of each hind wing.
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The cub is mine, and to my teeth he will come in the end, O bush-tailed thieves!”
The Jungle Book, p. 7 · B2
I will sing you the praise of the bottle-tailed Rikki, with eyeballs of red!
The Jungle Book, p. 85 · B2

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