Meanings
plural whitetails · alternative white-tail · alternative white tail
- A deer, Odocoileus virginianus, family Cervidae, perhaps the most popular game animal in North America.
Synonyms: carjacou, Virginia deer, white-tailed deer
- Any of the white-tailed spiders of genus Lampona (Lampona cylindrata and Lampona murina) native to eastern and southern Australia.
Synonyms: white-tailed spider
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA deer, Odocoileus virginianus, family Cervidae, perhaps the most popular game animal in North America.
nounAny of the white-tailed spiders of genus Lampona (Lampona cylindrata and Lampona murina) native to eastern and southern Australia.
More synonyms by meaning
nouncommon North American deer; tail has a white underside
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
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whitetail. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/whitetail
“whitetail.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/whitetail. Accessed November 3, 2026.
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