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tailed

  • /teɪld/

Rhymes with -eɪld

Where it comes from

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

verb

  1. participle, past simple past and past participle of tail

adjective

  1. in compounds, not comparable, often Having a tail. There are several tailed species of mammals.
  2. not comparable Of certain butterflies, having one or more filamentous projections on the tornal section of each hind wing.

Similar: caudate

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: caudate, caudated, godwit, swallow, fork, ring, wedge, tracked, tagged, gone, follow-up, bolted, ensued, followed, godwits, spun

adjective

Similar: caudate

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adj having a tail

Españolque tiene cola
Françaiscaudate
DeutschSchwanz-
Русскийхвоста́тый xvostátyj

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@misc{tailed_2026,
  title = {tailed},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/tailed},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}