# tailed

Pronunciation: US say "TAYLD" /teɪld/; UK

## Verb

1. Simple past and past participle of tail. — simple past and past participle of tail
   - Simple: Simple past and past participle of tail. Use this form for something that already happened.
   - _An unmarked van tailed the convoy for nearly fifty miles._
   - _She tailed the courier quietly, careful to stay a block behind._

## Adjective

2. Having a tail or a tail-like part.
   - Simple: Having a tail: the long part at the back of many animals.
   - _Tailed amphibians like newts and salamanders keep their tails throughout life._
   - _Some lizards are brightly tailed, with vivid markings near the rear._
3. Of a butterfly, having one or more thread-like projections on the rear corner of each hind wing.
   - Simple: Used of butterflies that have one or more thin, thread-like tips on each back wing.
   - _Several tailed species in the family Lycaenidae use their hind-wing filaments to mislead predators._
   - _Among the tailed butterflies, the swallowtails show the most pronounced wing projections._

## Origin

From Middle English tayled, equivalent to 'tail' combined with the suffix '-ed'.

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