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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)
- (zoology, in animal names) Having a rough tail.
- roughtail lizard
- roughtail sting-ray
Noun
roughtail (plural roughtails)
- A small ground snake of the family Uropeltidae.