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tailed.

Having a tail.

6 characters1 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

adj/teɪld/
  1. Having a tail.

    in-compounds · not-comparable · often
    There are several tailed species of mammals.
    This is a species of long-tailed mouse.
  2. Of certain butterflies, having one or more filamentous projections on the tornal section of each hind wing.

    not-comparable
Where this word comes from

From Middle English tayled; equivalent to tail + -ed.

verb/teɪld/
  1. simple past and past participle of tail

    form-of · participle · past
Where this word comes from

From Middle English tayled; equivalent to tail + -ed.

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