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Bird Of Paradise :: Bird of paradise () The name of several very beautiful birds of the genus Paradisea and allied genera, inhabiting New Guinea and the adjacent islands. The males have brilliant colors, elegant plumes, and often remarkable tail feathers..

Zibeth :: Zibeth (n.) A carnivorous mammal (Viverra zibetha) closely allied to the civet, from which it differs in having the spots on the body less distinct, the throat whiter, and the black rings on the tail more numerous..

Foxtail :: Foxtail (n.) The last cinders obtained in the fining process.

Whidah Bird :: Whidah bird () Any one of several species of finchlike birds belonging to the genus Vidua, native of Asia and Africa. In the breeding season the male has very long, drooping tail feathers. Called also vida finch, whidah finch, whydah bird, whydah finch, widow bird, and widow finch..

Graduation :: Graduation (n.) The act of graduating, or the state of being graduated; as, graduation of a scale; graduation at a college; graduation in color; graduation by evaporation; the graduation of a bird's tail, etc..

Tail :: Tail (n.) The terminal, and usually flexible, posterior appendage of an animal..

Tail :: Tail (n.) The bottom or lower portion of a member or part, as a slate or tile..

Silversides :: Silversides (n.) Any one of several species of small fishes of the family Atherinidae, having a silvery stripe along each side of the body. The common species of the American coast (Menidia notata) is very abundant. Called also silverside, sand smelt, friar, tailor, and tinker..

Spot :: Spot (n.) The southern redfish, or red horse, which has a spot on each side at the base of the tail. See Redfish..

Foxtail :: Foxtail (n.) The name of several kinds of grass having a soft dense head of flowers, mostly the species of Alopecurus and Setaria..

Cercal :: Cercal (a.) Of or pertaining to the tail.

Fantail :: Fantail (n.) A variety of the domestic pigeon, so called from the shape of the tail..

Tailrace :: Tailrace (n.) The channel in which tailings, suspended in water, are conducted away..

Springtide :: Springtail (n.) Any one of numerous species of small apterous insects belonging to the order Thysanura. They have two elastic caudal stylets which can be bent under the abdomen and then suddenly extended like a spring, thus enabling them to leap to a considerable distance. See Collembola, and Podura..

Foxtail :: Foxtail (n.) The tail or brush of a fox.

Cetacea :: Cetacea (n. pl.) An order of marine mammals, including the whales. Like ordinary mammals they breathe by means of lungs, and bring forth living young which they suckle for some time. The anterior limbs are changed to paddles; the tail flukes are horizontal. There are two living suborders:.

Bristletail :: Bristletail (n.) An insect of the genera Lepisma, Campodea, etc., belonging to the Thysanura..

Jurel :: "Jurel (n.) A yellow carangoid fish of the Atlantic and Gulf coasts (Caranx chrysos), most abundant southward, where it is valued as a food fish; -- called also hardtail, horse crevalle, jack, buffalo jack, skipjack, yellow mackerel, and sometimes, improperly, horse mackerel. Other species of Caranx (as C. fallax) are also sometimes called jurel..

Xeme :: Xeme (n.) An Arctic fork-tailed gull (Xema Sabinii).

Horsehair :: Horsehair (n.) A hair of a horse, especially one from the mane or tail; the hairs of the mane or tail taken collectively; a fabric or tuft made of such hairs..

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