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: a hairstyle in which the hair on each side is slicked back to meet in a ridge at the back of the head
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Ars Video Jonathan Gitlin At the rear, a cute ducktail spoiler.
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Ars Technica, 3 Mar. 2025
The coupe was a relatively recent addition to the normal GV80 SUV, sacrificing a little volume at the back for a rakish ducktail rear end.
—Ars Technica, 3 Mar. 2025
At the back, there's a massive diffuser and a projecting ducktail spoiler.
—New Atlas, 5 Jan. 2025
Apart from some bodywork accents, a unique ducktail spoiler, and the car’s lack of a tailpipe, the EV reimagining of the 911 looks nearly identical to its six-cylinder counterpart.
—Basem Wasef, Robb Report, 6 Mar. 2024
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Ars Technica, 3 Mar. 2025
The coupe was a relatively recent addition to the normal GV80 SUV, sacrificing a little volume at the back for a rakish ducktail rear end.
—Ars Technica, 3 Mar. 2025
At the back, there's a massive diffuser and a projecting ducktail spoiler.
—New Atlas, 5 Jan. 2025
Apart from some bodywork accents, a unique ducktail spoiler, and the car’s lack of a tailpipe, the EV reimagining of the 911 looks nearly identical to its six-cylinder counterpart.
—Basem Wasef, Robb Report, 6 Mar. 2024
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“Ducktail.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ducktail. Accessed 5 May. 2025.
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