whip-tailed

[ hwip-teyld, wip- ]

adjective

1. having a long, slender tail tails like a whip.

Word History and Origins

Origin of whip-tailed¹

whip + tail ¹ + -ed ³

Example Sentences

Mr. Penadés-Suay doubts competition would be enough of a motive given the risks involved in taking on a big, whip-tailed shark.

From New York Times

Sauropods were long-necked, whip-tailed gigantic plant-eaters that roamed the Earth more than 90 million years ago.

From Seattle Times

Sauropods were long-necked, whip-tailed gigantic plant-eaters that roamed the Earth more than 90 million years ago.

From Seattle Times

The genus Thelyphonus is not uncommon in the South, and is known by its oblong body, ending usually with a long, slender, many-jointed filament, from which they are called Whip-tailed Scorpions.

From Project Gutenberg

Cnemidophorus gularis Baird and Girard: Whip-tailed Lizard.—At both camps we found this species in the same general habitat in which Holbrookia occurred, but in numbers decidedly fewer than the latter.

From Project Gutenberg