tailflip

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noun

A movement used by crustaceans to escape predators, involving rapid abdominal flexions that propel the creature backwards through the water.

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Meanings

nountailflip (plural tailflips)

plural tailflips

  1. A movement used by crustaceans to escape predators, involving rapid abdominal flexions that propel the creature backwards through the water.

Origin

From tail + flip.

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APA

tailflip. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tailflip

MLA

“tailflip.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tailflip. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “tailflip,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tailflip.

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