tailbeat

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noun

The rhythmic beating of an animal's tail.

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Meanings

nountailbeat (plural tailbeats)

plural tailbeats · alternative tail beat

  1. The rhythmic beating of an animal's tail.

Origin

From tail + beat.

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Cite this entry
APA

tailbeat. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tailbeat

MLA

“tailbeat.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tailbeat. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “tailbeat,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tailbeat.

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