whitetail

whitetail
Wheatear Wheat"ear`, n. (Zo["o]l.) A small European singing bird ({Saxicola [oe]nanthe}). The male is white beneath, bluish gray above, with black wings and a black stripe through each eye. The tail is black at the tip and in the middle, but white at the base and on each side. Called also {checkbird}, {chickell}, {dykehopper}, {fallow chat}, {fallow finch}, {stonechat}, and {whitetail}. [1913 Webster]

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  • Whitetail — White tail , n. 1. (Zo[ o]l.) The Virginia deer. [1913 Webster] 2. (Zo[ o]l.) The wheatear. [Prov. Eng.] [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • whitetail — [hwīt′tāl΄, wīt′tāl΄] n. any of various animals with white about the tail, as the white tailed deer * * * white·tail (hwītʹtāl , wītʹ ) n. See white tailed deer. * * * …   Universalium

  • whitetail — [hwīt′tāl΄, wīt′tāl΄] n. any of various animals with white about the tail, as the white tailed deer …   English World dictionary

  • whitetail — noun common North American deer; tail has a white underside • Syn: ↑Virginia deer, ↑white tail, ↑white tailed deer, ↑whitetail deer, ↑Odocoileus Virginianus • Hypernyms: ↑deer, ↑cervid …   Useful english dictionary

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  • Whitetail dascyllus — Dascyllus aruanus Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia …   Wikipedia

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  • whitetail deer — noun common North American deer; tail has a white underside • Syn: ↑Virginia deer, ↑white tail, ↑whitetail, ↑white tailed deer, ↑Odocoileus Virginianus • Hypernyms: ↑deer, ↑cervid …   Useful english dictionary

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