单词 | -tailed |
释义 | -tailed in British Englishadjective (in combination) having a tail of the specified sort long-tailed a ring-tailed lemur a white-tailed sea eagle a long-tailed tit tailed in American English (teɪld) adjective having a (specified kind of) tail usually in combination bobtailed All related terms of '-tailed'tail The tail of an animal, bird , or fish is the part extending beyond the end of its body. tailfly the region of the vertebrate body that is posterior to or above the anus and contains an elongation of the vertebral column , esp forming a flexible movable appendage long-tailed (of an animal) having a long tail one-tailed (of a significance test ) concerned with the hypothesis that an observed value of a sampling statistic either significantly exceeds or falls significantly below a given value, where the error is relevant only in one direction: for instance, in testing whether scales are fair a customer does not regard overweight goods as a relevant error ring-tailed (of an animal) having a tail marked with rings of a distinctive colour two-tailed (of a significance test) concerned with the hypothesis that an observed value of a sampling statistic differs significantly from a given value, where an error in either direction is relevant : for instance, in testing the fairness of scales , an inspector will seek to exclude both overweight and underweight goods bushy-tailed bright-eyed and bushy-tailed , fresh , alert , eager , and lively shirt-tailed (of a garment ) having a shirt-tail swallow-tailed (of a bird ) having a deeply forked tail bar-tailed godwit a large wader , Limosa lapponica , of the family Scolopacidae which, in migrating from Alaska to New Zealand, makes the longest journey without stopping for food taken by any animal long-tailed cuckoo a common New Zealand cuckoo , Eudynamis taitensis , found in forest areas long-tailed tit a small European songbird , Aegithalos caudatus, with a black, white, and pink plumage and a very long tail : family Paridae ( tits ) red-tailed hawk a large, North American hawk ( Buteo jamaicensis ) having a reddish tail and wing feathers that are dark brown on the upper side but light-colored on the underside ring-tailed cat a catlike omnivorous mammal , Bassariscus astutus, of S North America, related to but smaller than the raccoons : family Procyonidae, order Carnivora ( carnivores ). It has yellowish-grey fur and a long bushy tail banded in black and white ring-tailed lemur a Madagascan prosimian primate , Lemur catta , with a long black and white ringed tail two-tailed pasha a distinctive vanessid butterfly of S Europe, Charaxes jasius, having mottled brown wings with a yellow-orange margin and frilled hind edges wedge-tailed eagle a large brown Australian eagle , Aquila audax, having a wedge-shaped tail and a wingspan of 3 m white-tailed deer a deer , Odocoileus virginianus, of North America and N South America: the coat varies in colour, being typically reddish-brown in the summer , and the tail is white white-tailed eagle any of various fish-eating eagles that live near the sea, esp Haliaetus albicilla ( European sea eagle or white-tailed eagle ) having a brown plumage and white tail tail away When a person's voice tails away or tails off , it gradually becomes quieter and then silent . tail off When something tails off , it gradually becomes less in amount or value , often before coming to an end completely. tail out to guide (timber) as it emerges from a power saw black-tailed godwit a large wading bird with a very long beak , Limosa limosa , found in W and Central Europe , Africa , Asia , and Australasia brush-tailed possum any of several widely-distributed Australian possums of the genus Trichosurus swallow-tailed coat → tailcoat ducktail a style of young man's haircut in which the hair is cut long on the sides and swept back so as to resemble a duck's tail tail back When traffic tails back , a long line of it forms along a road , and moves very slowly or not at all, for example because of road works or an accident . brush-tailed phalanger a flying phalanger , Phascogale tapoatafa , of Australia. It is about the size of a rat , bluish grey in colour, brush-tailed, arboreal , and nocturnal brush-tailed phascogale a flying phalanger , Phascogale tapoatafa , of Australia. It is about the size of a rat , bluish grey in colour, brush-tailed, arboreal , and nocturnal short-tailed shearwater a large Australian shearwater that migrates to the northern hemisphere in the southern winter slender-tailed meerkat the animal Suricata suricata bright-eyed and bushy-tailed lively , keen, and full of energy hareld a type of sea duck , Clangula hyemalis cynomolgus a macaque native to SE Asia fieldvole a small rodent , Microtus agrestis ringtail any of several possums having curling prehensile tails used to grasp branches while climbing ringtail possum any of several possums having curling prehensile tails used to grasp branches while climbing eagle-hawk a large aggressive Australian eagle , Aquila audax koekoea a common New Zealand cuckoo , Eudynamis taitensis , found in forest areas fantail a breed of domestic pigeon having a large tail that can be opened like a fan morning coat a cutaway frock coat , part of morning dress tail coat a man's black coat having a horizontal cut over the hips and a tapering tail with a vertical slit up to the waist : worn as part of full evening dress phascogale a flying phalanger , Phascogale tapoatafa , of Australia. It is about the size of a rat , bluish grey in colour, brush-tailed, arboreal , and nocturnal tuan (in Malay-speaking countries) sir; lord : a form of address used as a mark of respect wambenger a flying phalanger , Phascogale tapoatafa , of Australia. It is about the size of a rat , bluish grey in colour, brush-tailed, arboreal , and nocturnal |
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