Meanings
adjectiveroughtail (not comparable)
- not comparablebiologyHaving a rough tail.
nounroughtail (plural roughtails)
plural roughtails
- A small snake of the family Uropeltidae.
Synonyms: shieldtail
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA small snake of the family Uropeltidae.
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roughtail. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/roughtail
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“roughtail.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/roughtail. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “roughtail,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/roughtail.
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