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g a tail; having (such) a tail or (so many) tails; -- chiefly used in composition; as, bobtailed, longtailed, etc. Snouted and tailed like a boar. Grew.

Having the tail cut short, or naturally short; curtailed; as, a bobtailed horse or dog; a bobtailed coat.

Having the tail cropped.

United or fastened by a dovetailed joint.

Daggle-tailed; having the tail clogged with daglocks. "Dag- tailed sheep." Bp. Hall.

Having the lower ends of garments defiled by trailing in mire or filth; draggle-tailed.

Untidy; sluttish; slatternly. W. Irving.

Having an expanded, or fan-shaped, tail; as, the fan-tailed pigeon.

Having the outer tail feathers longer than the median ones; swallow-tailed; -- said of many birds. Fork-tailed flycatcher (Zoöl.), a tropical American flycatcher (Milvulus tyrannus). -- Fork-tailed gull (Zoöl.), a gull of the genus Xema, of two species, esp. X. Sabinii of the Arctic Ocean. -- Fork-tailed kite (Zoöl.)…

Having a tail like a pig's; as, the pigtailed baboon.

Having a tapered tail, with the middle feathers longest; -- said of birds.

Having long and spatulate, or racket-shaped, tail feathers.

Having a long, tapering tail like that of a rat. Rat-tailed larva (Zoöl.), the larva of a fly of the genus Eristalis. See Eristalis. -- Rat-tailed serpent (Zoöl.), the fer-de-lance. -- Rat-tailed shrew (Zoöl.), the musk shrew.

Having a red tail. Red-tailed hawk (Zoöl.), a large North American hawk (Buteo borealis). When adult its tail is chestnut red. Called also hen hawck, and red-tailed buzzard.

Having the tail crossed by conspicuous bands of color. Ring- tailed cat (Zoöl.), the cacomixle. -- Ring-tailed eagle (Zoöl.), a young golden eagle.

Having the tail, or lower part of the body, bright red.

Having the outer feathers much the longest, the others decreasing regularly to the median ones.

Having the tail quills ending in sharp, naked tips. Spine- tailed swift. (Zoöl.) See Spinetail (a).

Having the quill feathers of the tail somewhat rigid.

Having a short, thick tail. Stump-tailed lizard (Zoöl.), a singular Australian scincoid lizard (Trachydosaurus rugosus) having a short, thick tail resembling its head in form; -- called also sleeping lizard.