| tailed phage | A member of a group of hundreds of DNA-based bacteria-infecting viruses which are characterised by a helix-shaped tail and a cube-shaped head.This group includes the viral families Myoviridae, Podoviridae, andSiphoviridae. (09 Oct 1997) |
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| rat-tailed | <zoology> Having a long, tapering tail like that of a rat. <zoology> Rat-tailed larva, the musk shrew. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
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| red-tailed | Having a red tail. <zoology> Red-tailed hawk, a large North American hawk (Buteo borealis). When adult its tail is chestnut red. Synonym: hen hawck, and red-tailed buzzard. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| ring-tailed | <zoology> Having the tail crossed by conspicuous bands of colour. <zoology> Ring-tailed cat, a young golden eagle. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| pin-tailed | <ornithology> Having a tapered tail, with the middle feathers longest; said of birds. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| wedge-tailed | <ornithology, zoology> Having a tail which has the middle pair of feathers longest, the rest successively and decidedly shorter, and all more or less attenuate; said of certain birds. Wedge-tailed eagle, an Australian eagle (Aquila audax) which feeds on various small species of kangaroos, and on lambs; called also mountain eagle, bold eagle, and eagle hawk. Wedge-tailed gull, an arctic gull (Rhodostethia rosea) in which the plumage is tinged with rose; called also Ross's gull. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| wire-tailed | <zoology> Having some or all of the tail quills terminated in a long, slender, pointed shaft, without a web or barbules. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| scissors-tailed | <zoology> Having the outer feathers much the longest, the others decreasing regularly to the median ones. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| spine-tailed | <zoology> Having the tail quills ending in sharp, naked tips. Spine-tailed swift. <zoology> See Spinetail . Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| stiff-tailed | <zoology> Having the quill feathers of the tail somewhat rigid. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| stump-tailed | Having a short, thick tail. <zoology> Stump-tailed lizard, a singular Australian scincoid lizard (Trachydosaurus rugosus) having a short, thick tail resembling its head in form. Synonym: sleeping lizard. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| swallow-tailed | 1. Having a tail like that of a swallow; hence, like a swallow's tail in form; having narrow and tapering or pointed skirts; as, a swallow-tailed coat. 2. United by dovetailing; dovetailed. Swallow-tailed duck, a European moth (Urapteryx sambucaria) having tail-like lobes on the hind wings. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| fan-tailed | <zoology> Having an expanded, or fan-shaped, tail; as, the fan-tailed pigeon. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| fork-tailed | <ornithology> Having the outer tail feathers longer than the median ones; swallow-tailed; said of many birds. Fork-tailed flycatcher, a graceful American kite (Elanoides forficatus). Synonym: swallow-tailed kite. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| four-tailed bandage | A strip of cloth split in two except for a central portion placed under the chin, with four tails tied over the head; used to limit motion of the mandible. (05 Mar 2000) |