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whiptail

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whip⋅tail

  [hwip-teyl, wip-]
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–noun
1. any of numerous New World lizards of the family Teiidae, esp. of the genus Cnemidophorus, characterized by great agility and alertness.
2. any of various other whip-tailed animals, as the whipscorpion.
Origin:
1765–75; whip + tail 1
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whip·tail   (hwĭp'tāl')   
n.  Any of various New World lizards of the genus Cnemidophorus, having a long, slender tail.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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