Undertail
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Undertail is an adjective meaning Beneath a tail.
Meaning
Beneath a tail.
More Meanings
- On the underside of the tail.
- (ornithology) The ventral part of the tail of a bird.
- The underside of a tail.
Example Sentences
The whiptail wallaby is a slender, long-tailed, long-limbed macropod. […] its belly and the base of its undertail are white; the rest of its tail, feet and paws are dark.
Word Forms
- undertails
Synonyms for undertail
Depending on context, synonyms include subcaudal.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include coverts, subcaudal, pericaudal, tailward, caudoventral, supracaudal.
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