Category:Rat-tailed

Rat"-tailed`, a. (zoöl.)

Defn: having a long, tapering tail like that of a rat. Rat-tailed Larva (zoöl.), the larva of a fly of the genus eristalis. See Eristalis. -- rat-tailed serpent (zoöl.), the fer-de-lance. -- rat-tailed shrew (zoöl.), the musk shrew.