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Webster 1913 Edition


Rat-tailed

Rat′-tailedˊ

(răt′tāldˊ)
,
Adj.
(Zool.)
Having a long, tapering tail like that of a rat.
Rat-tailed larva
(Zool.)
,
the larva of a fly of the genus Eristalis. See
Eristalis
.
Rat-tailed serpent
(Zool.)
,
the fer-de-lance.
Rat-tailed shrew
(Zool.)
,
the musk shrew.