scaletail

noun

variants or less commonly scale-tailed squirrel

ˈ⸗ˌ⸗-

: a rodent of the genus Anomalurus having horny scales under the base of the tail

Word History

Etymology

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Rhymes for scaletail

• abigail
• cottontail
• countervail
• fingernail
• martingale
• mesoscale
• microscale
• monorail
• nanoscale
• ponytail
• swallowtail
• wensleydale