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from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun An arctiid moth, Porthesia auriflua: so called from the yellow anal tuft.
  • noun A British collectors' name for a liparid moth, Euproctis auriflua, closely related to the brown-tail moth.

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  • adjective Used to describe various creatures with a gold-coloured tail.

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gold +‎ tail

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