longtail
See also: long tail
English
Etymology
long + tail
Noun
longtail (plural longtails)
- Any animal that has an unusually long tail relative to similar species.
- (Bermuda) The white-tailed tropicbird.
- A longtail boat.
- (colloquial, Isle of Man) A rat.
Usage notes
The colloquial usage derives from a relatively modern superstition that it is considered bad luck to use the word "rat".
Derived terms
- cricket longtail
- cut and longtail
- green longtail
- longtail boat
- longtail butterfly ray
- longtail catfish
- longtail salamander
- longtail skate
- longtail stingray