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whitetail

noun · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • CMU ARPABET: W AY1 T T EY2 L Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
  • CMU ARPABET 2: HH W AY1 T T EY2 L Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
  • CMU ARPABET 3: HH W AY1 T EY2 L Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

noun

Meaning 1

A deer, Odocoileus virginianus, family Cervidae, perhaps the most popular game animal in North America.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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2

noun

Meaning 2

Any of the white-tailed spiders of genus Lampona (Lampona cylindrata and Lampona murina) native to eastern and southern Australia.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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3

noun

Meaning 3

A dragonfly of the genus Plathemis.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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4

noun

Meaning 4

common North American deer; tail has a white underside

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: Virginia deer, white tail, white-tailed deer, whitetail deer, Odocoileus Virginianus

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: deer, cervid

History

Etymology

From white + tail.