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white-tail|ˈhwaɪtteɪl|
Also 7 whittaile.
[tail n.1]
1. = wheatear2 (q.v. for foreign equivalents). Obs. or dial.
1611Cotgr., Cul blanc, the bird called a Whittaile. 1666Merrett Pinax 178 Oenanthe, the Wheat ear, or White tail{ddd}in agro Warwicensi Fallow Smiters. a1705Ray Syn. Avium (1713) 76 Oenanthe... Alibi ab Uropygii colore White Tail dicitur ut Italis Culo bianco.
2. The white-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus), a common N. American species, having the under side of the tail white. Also white-tail deer.
1872R. G. McClellan Golden State 241 There are several varieties: the mule-deer, black-tail, antelope, and white-tail. 1888Lees & Clutterbuck B.C. 1887 xxix. (1892) 323 Mule-deer and cariboo were numerous here, but the white-tail..was conspicuous by its absence. 1895Outing (U.S.) XXVII. 43 The white-tail deer is especially prized as food. 1936D. McCowan Animals Canad. Rockies vii. 59 The hoofs of the wapiti and whitetail deer are too small to propel these animals through the water with any great speed. 1968R. Kroetsch Alberta i. 12 White-tails and mule deer and mallards and grouse tumble before the unerring aim. 1980Hunting Ann. 1981 29/1 My mountain-hunting buddy..came down out of his renowned mule deer country..to join me in a search of a big Colorado whitetail. |
