whitetail

noun

white·​tail ˈ(h)wīt-ˌtāl 

: white-tailed deer

Examples of whitetail in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Pinpoint the Best Grub Early-season whitetails carry over their pre-season habits, and much of their activity revolves around food sources this time of year. — Josh Honeycutt, Outdoor Life, 6 Aug. 2026

While venomous snakes dominated the findings, other unexpected animals made the cut, including bull sharks in Maryland and Virginia, coyotes in several states and whitetail deer in Ohio, Pennsylvania and West Virginia. — Michelle Del Rey, USA Today, 4 Aug. 2026

For thousands of years, elk would have accounted for the second largest amount of meat in the diets of many eastern peoples, after the ubiquitous whitetail deer. — Literary Hub, 10 June 2026

Hunters can find whitetail deer, turkeys, feral pigs, mallards, wood ducks, gadwall, wigeon, teal, canvasback and other migratory bird species. — Nick Wooten, Dallas Morning News, 29 Jan. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1872, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for whitetail

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

Kids Definition

whitetail

noun

white·​tail ˈhwīt-ˌtāl 

ˈwīt-

: white-tailed deer