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/ˈbɹɔːdteɪl/ · noun
The hide or fur of a Persian lamb, formerly used in clothing etc..
The mail steamer did not arrive for a week, and I occupied myself in getting as many of the birds as I could, and found some which were very interesting. Among them were five species of pigeons of as many distinct genera, and most of them peculiar to the island; two parrots--the fine red-winged broad-tail (Platycercus vulneratus), allied to an Australian species, and a green species of the genus Geoffroyus.
Use broadtail when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Broadtail means The hide or fur of a Persian lamb, formerly used in clothing etc..
Common synonyms include breitschwantz, caracul, karakul.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
The mail steamer did not arrive for a week, and I occupied myself in getting as many of the birds as I could, and found some which were very interesting. Among them were five species of pigeons of as many distinct genera, and most of them peculiar to the island; two parrots--the fine red-winged broad-tail (Platycercus vulneratus), allied to an Australian species, and a green species of the genus Geoffroyus.
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