undertail

adj, noun — 4 senses

undertail

adj

Etymology From under- + tail.

1

Beneath a tail.

2

On the underside of the tail.

undertail

noun

Etymology From under- + tail.

1

Biology, Natural sciences, Ornithology The ventral part of the tail of a bird.

2

The underside of a tail.

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.2005, Reader's Digest, Encyclopedia of Australian Wildlife:

Related terms: uppertail

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