stumptail

English

Alternative forms

• stumpy tail lizard, stumpy tail, stump-tailed lizard

Noun

stumptail (plural stumptails)

1. An Australian lizard, Tiliqua rugosa, that has a stumpy tail. [from 19th c.]
   • 1965, Mudrooroo, Wild Cat Falling, HarperCollins, published 2001, page 129:

     In the yellow sand of the track ahead a stumpy tail lizard lies inert.

Synonyms

• bobtail

Anagrams

• multitaps