broadtail

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broadtail

/ˈbɹɔːdteɪl/

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From broad + tail.

noun broadtails

The hide or fur of a Persian lamb, formerly used in clothing etc.
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dated Any of various parrots in the genus Platycercus. The mail steamer did not arrive for a week, and I occupied myself in getting as many of the birds as I could, and found some which were very interesting. Among them were five species of pigeons of as many distinct genera, and most of them peculiar to the island; two parrots--the fine red-winged broa

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@misc{broadtail_2026,
  title = {broadtail},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/broadtail},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}