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Webster 1913 Edition


Roughtail

Rough′tailˊ

,
Noun.
(Zool.)
Any species of small ground snakes of the family
Uropeltidae
; – so called from their rough tails.

Definition 2024


roughtail

roughtail

English

Adjective

roughtail (not comparable)

  1. (zoology, in animal names) Having a rough tail.
    roughtail lizard
    roughtail sting-ray

Noun

roughtail (plural roughtails)

  1. A small ground snake of the family Uropeltidae.