Meanings
nounstumptail (plural stumptails)
plural stumptails
- An Australian lizard, Tiliqua rugosa, that has a stumpy tail.First known use 19th c.
In the yellow sand of the track ahead a stumpy tail lizard lies inert.
1965, Mudrooroo, Wild Cat Falling, HarperCollins, published 2001, page 129Synonyms: bobtail, stumpy tail lizard, stumpy tail, stump-tailed lizard
- Synonym of stump-tailed macaque.
Synonyms: stump-tailed macaque
Synonyms & antonyms
nounAn Australian lizard, Tiliqua rugosa, that has a stumpy tail.
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nounSynonym of stump-tailed macaque.
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stumptail. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/stumptail
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