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tails

[ teylz ]

adjective

  1. (of a coin) with the reverse facing up: Compare heads ( def ).

    On the next toss, the coin came up tails.



tails

/ ³Ù±ðɪ±ô³ú /

plural noun

  1. an informal name for tail coat
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

interjection

  1. with the reverse side of a coin uppermost: used as a call before tossing a coin Compare heads
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of tails1

First recorded in 1675–85; tail 1 + -s 1
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Each weighing about 20 pounds and known for their sand-colored fluffy tails, the monkeys that inhabit this island today are descendants of those brought over by primatologist Clarence Carpenter in the late 1930s.

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Some people add lobster tails and mussels; others prefer to stay with only fish.

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For example, sharks move their tails horizontally and whales move them vertically to swim, which will have an impact on how their bodies move throughout the water, he explained.

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Ireland have beaten Galthie's side in back-to-back Six Nations, and now know that a France side with their tails up will be coming to Dublin for a showdown.

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Just two days later, the AI returned a few hypotheses - and its first thought, the top answer provided, suggested superbugs may take tails in exactly the way his research described.

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