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tail
What does tail mean?
tail (noun): the posterior part of the body of a vertebrate especially when elongated and extending beyond the trunk or main part of the body.
Definition: Princeton WordNet 3.1.
How do you pronounce tail?
/teɪl/ (IPA, American English). The app reads every word aloud.
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