Meanings
nountailflipping (uncountable)
- uncountableThe making of tailflips.
In Munida quadrispina, the FAC cluster of fast flexor motor neurons was lost with no visible change in tailflipping behaviour ( Wilson & Paul, 1987 ).
2015, Zen Faulkes, M Fabiana Kubke, “Motor neurons in the escape response circuit of white shrimp (Litopenaeus setiferus)”, in PeerJ, volume 3, →DOI
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tailflipping. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tailflipping
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“tailflipping.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tailflipping. Accessed November 2, 2026.
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