Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun An American lizard of the family Scincidæ, Eumeces quinque-lineatus or fasciatus, with a blue tail, inhabiting the southern and middle United States. It is the most northern species of the genus.
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- adjective Used to describe various
creatures with ablue tail .
Etymologies
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blue + tail
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Examples
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The 204 bird species include capercaillie Tetrao urogallus, black grouse Lyrurus tetrix, willow grouse Lagopus lagopus, hazel grouse Tetrastes bonasia, black woodpecker Dryocopus martius, three-toed woodpecker Picoides tridactylus, nutcracker Nucifraga caryocatactes and red-flanked bluetail Tarsiger cyanurus.
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Melanie, still smiling at Stoat, slowly eased the door closed, shooing her hand lethargically at the astonished cop as if he were a bluetail fly.
A Maiden's Grave Deaver, Jeffery 1995
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