tailflips

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A form of tailflip — 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

noun
  1. pluralplural of tailflip
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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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