Meaning Of The Word Tail

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tail
countable noun: The tail of an animal, bird, or fish is the part extending beyond the end of its body.

tail in American English 1
the rear end of an animal's body, esp. when forming a distinct, flexible appendage to the trunk
noun: the hindmost part of an animal, esp. that forming a distinct, flexible appendage to the trunk

tail in American English 2
entail (sense 4) entail (sense 5)
adjective: limited to a specified line of heirs; being in tail
noun: the limitation of an estate to a person and the heirs of his or her body, or some particular class of such heirs

tail in British English 1
noun: the region of the vertebrate body that is posterior to or above the anus and contains an elongation of the vertebral column, esp forming a flexible movable appendage

tail in British English 2
noun: the limitation of an estate or interest to a person and the heirs of his or her body

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