Meaning of whiptail | Babel Free

Definitions

1. Any of many New World lizards, of the family Teiidae, that have long, slender tails.
   countable, uncountable
2. A fish, blue grenadier (Macruronus novaezelandiae).
   countable, uncountable
3. A leaf-distorting disorder in the cauliflower, caused by molybdenum deficiency.
   uncountable
4. A pretty-faced wallaby (Macropus parryi).
   countable, uncountable
5. A catfish of species Dasyloricaria filamentosa.
   countable, uncountable

Examples

“One of the most popular is the hoki, or whiptail, a bug-eyed specimen found far down in the waters around New Zealand and transformed into a major export.”

“Social status may be less important to red-necked wallabies, which, unlike whiptails, are "essentially solitary" (McEvoy 1970).”

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