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The following 11 entries include the term white-tailed.
white-tailed deer
noun: a North American deer (Odocoileus virginianus) with a rather long tail white on the undersurface and the males of which have forward-arching antlers
white-tailed eagle
nounwhite-tailed emerald
noun: either of two greenish Central American hummingbirds of the genus Elvira
white-tailed gnu
noun: a very dark gnu (Connochaetes gnou) having a partially white tail and being formerly abundant in southern Africa but now restricted to game preserves
white-tailed hawk
noun: a large hawk (Buteo albicaudatus) ranging from Texas to South America and having the underparts, rump, and tail predominantly white
white-tailed jackrabbit
noun: a jackrabbit (Lepus townsendi) of the northern great plains that has a white tail and commonly becomes wholly white in winter
white-tailed kite
noun: a kite (Elanus leucurus majusculus) of warm and tropical America that is largely gray above with black wing coverts and white head, breast, tail, and underparts
white-tailed mongoose
noun: a mongoose of the genus Ichneumia (I. albicauda) distinguished by its white tail
white-tailed ptarmigan
noun: a rather small ptarmigan (Lagopus leucurus) of mountainous regions from Alaska to New Mexico that becomes pure white in winter
white-tailed sea eagle
noun: a bulky long-winged sea eagle (Haliaeetus albicilla) that is distinguished by a short white wedge-shaped tail
white-tailed tropic bird
noun: a tropic bird (Phaëthon lepturus) that has a yellow bill and white tail
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