Meanings
verb
- participlepastsimple past and past participle of tail
adjectivetailed (not comparable)
- in compoundsnot comparableoftenHaving a tail.
This is a species of long-tailed mouse.
2 more examples
There are several tailed species of mammals.
A one-tailed hypothesis will make predictions in one particular direction.
- not comparablebiologyOf certain butterflies, having one or more filamentous projections on the tornal section of each hind wing.
Synonyms & antonyms
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Origin
- Middle Englishtayled
- Englishtailed
From Middle English tayled; equivalent to tail + -ed.
More words from Middle English
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Bulgarian опаша́т
- опаша́т (opašát)having a tail
Finnish hännällinen, pyrstöllinen
- hännällinenhaving a tail
- pyrstöllinenhaving a tail
French caudate
- caudatehaving a tail
German Schwanz-
- Schwanz-having a tail
Hungarian farkú, farkas
- farkúhaving a tail
- farkashaving a tail
- farkoshaving a tail
Irish -eireaballach, -earrach
- -eireaballachhaving a tail
- -earrachhaving a tail
- earr-having a tail
Latin caudātus
- caudātushaving a tail
Polish ogoniasty
- ogoniastyhaving a tail
Russian хвоста́тый
- хвоста́тый (xvostátyj)having a tail
Spanish que tiene cola
- que tiene colahaving a tail
Swedish -stjärtad
- -stjärtadhaving a tail
Turkish kuyruklu
- kuyrukluhaving a tail
Ukrainian хвоста́тий
- хвоста́тий (xvostátyj)having a tail
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with tailed
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Cite this entry
APA
tailed. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tailed
MLA
“tailed.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tailed. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “tailed,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tailed.
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