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The following 15 entries include the term long-tailed.
long-tailed duck
noun: a common sea duck (Clangula hyemalis) of the more northern parts of the northern hemisphere of which the adult male is marked with sharply contrasted black and white and has the middle tail feathers very long and slender and the female is plainer and lacks the long tail feathers
long-tailed macaque
nounlong-tailed weasel
noun: a common weasel (Neogale frenata) found from southern Canada to northern South America often near water that is an aggressive carnivore feeding chiefly on rodents and other small mammals, is brown above and white to yellowish below in summer and in its northern range usually white in winter, and ranges in length from 15 to 23 inches (38 to 58.4 centimeters) long including a black-tipped tail that is usually 3 ½ to 6 ½ (9 to 16.5 centimeters) inches long compare short-tailed weasel
long-tailed blue
noun: a blue tailcoat
long-tailed chat
noun: a long-tailed yellow-breasted chat (Icteria virens longicauda) that is found in the Pacific coast region of the U.S.
long-tailed cuckoo
nounlong-tailed jaeger
noun: a relatively small and very graceful jaeger (Stercorarius longicaudus) that has extremely long middle tail feathers
long-tailed mealybug
noun: a mealybug (Pseudococcus adonidum) that is a minor pest of citrus and avocado in California and certain other regions
long-tailed paca
nounlong-tailed pangolin
noun: an African pangolin (Manis macrura) that has a tail nearly twice the length of its body
long-tailed porcupine
noun: a porcupine (Trichys lipura) of Borneo and Sumatra that has short spines and a long tail
long-tailed shrew
noun: an American shrew of the genus Sorex
long-tailed skipper
noun: any butterfly of the genus Urbanus or Chioides (family Hesperiidae) marked by a prolongation of the posterior margin of each hindwing which suggests a tail
long-tailed tiger cat
nounlong-tailed tit
noun: a small, long-tailed bird (Aegithalos caudatus) of Europe and northern Asia with a long tail that is related to the bushtits and has black, white, and pink plumage
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