Kilo Lingo

/teɪl/

Line drawing of tail
Coloured illustration of tail
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Translation

The long thin part at the back of an animal's body.

Word origin

From Old English taegl, the hair or the back part of an animal.

Origin
Old English
Root
taegl

Grammar

Gender
Pluraltails

Examples

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"Tail" is the part at the back of an animal.

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"Tails" is the plural of "tail".

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Here "tail" is part of the bird's body.

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This word is part of lesson 35.