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Meaning of "cat-tail" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF CAT-TAIL

cat-tail play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF CAT-TAIL

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adverb
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preposition
conjunction
determiner
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Cat-Tail is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES CAT-TAIL MEAN IN ENGLISH?

cat-tail

Typha

Typha /ˈtaɪfə/ is a genus of about 30 species of monocotyledonous flowering plants in the family Typhaceae. The genus has a largely Northern Hemisphere distribution, but is essentially cosmopolitan, being found in a variety of wetland habitats. These plants have many common names. They may be known in British English as bulrush, or reedmace, in American English as cattail, catninetail, punks, or corn dog grass, in Australia as cumbungi or bulrush, and in New Zealand as raupo. Other taxa of plants may be known as bulrush, including some sedges in Scirpus and related genera. The rhizomes are edible. Evidence of preserved starch grains on grinding stones suggests they were eaten in Europe 30,000 years ago.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE CAT-TAIL

cat rig
CAT scan
CAT scanner
CAT standard
cat-and-mouse
cat-lick
cat-o´-mountain
cat-o´-nine-tails
cat-scratch fever
cat-swing
cat-train
cat.
cat´s cradle
cat´s pyjamas
cat´s whisker
cat´s whiskers
cat´s-ear
cat´s-eye
cat´s-feet
cat´s-foot

WORDS THAT END LIKE CAT-TAIL

cat´s-tail
coat-tail
cocktail
crested dog´s-tail
detail
dog´s-tail
e-tail
entail
fishtail
go into detail
in detail
mare´s-tail
nose to tail
pigtail
ponytail
racket-tail
rat-tail
retail
shirt-tail
tail

Synonyms and antonyms of cat-tail in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «cat-tail» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF CAT-TAIL

Find out the translation of cat-tail to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of cat-tail from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «cat-tail» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

猫尾
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

totora
570 millions of speakers

English

cat-tail
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

बिल्ली की पूंछ
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

القط الذيل
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

кот хвост
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

cat -tail
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

বিড়াল লেজ
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

chat - queue
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Kucing-ekor
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

cat- tail
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

猫の尻尾
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

고양이 꼬리
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Cat-tail
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

mèo đuôi
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

பூனை வால்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

मांजर-पूंछ
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Kedi-kuyruk
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

cat - tail
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Ogon kota
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

кіт хвіст
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

CAT - coada
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

cat - ουρά
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

kat - stert
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

cat- svans
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

cat -tail
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of cat-tail

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «CAT-TAIL»

The term «cat-tail» is normally little used and occupies the 116.176 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «CAT-TAIL» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «cat-tail» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «cat-tail» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about cat-tail

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «CAT-TAIL»

Discover the use of cat-tail in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to cat-tail and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Understanding Cat Behavior
The cat's tail has great flexibility, which enables it to provide balance, not only in fast cornering moves and climbing but for position compensation such as when a cat is eliminating. Its moods are also expressively conveyed by tail positions and  ...
Roger Tabor, 2003
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Aquatic Plants of Pennsylvania: A Complete Reference Guide
After shedding pollen the male flowers shrivel. Female flowers mature into a dense, cylindrical mass of fruits, which are eventually wind-dispersed. Key to the Species of Cat-tail A. male and female portions of the inflorescence continuous; ...
Timothy A. Block, Ann Fowler Rhoads, 2011
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The Cat Breeders Handbook
Luxating patella can be the result of an injury to the knee or congenital and is diagnosed based on history, exam findings and x-rays. Other abnormalities to the feline structure may involve the cat's tail. Occasionally deviations of the vertebrae  ...
TIBCC Publishing, 2009
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An analytical dictionary of the English language, in which ...
In Botany, a slender stalk covered with numerous chaffy scales, containing either the stamens or the pistils of flowers, but seldom both together, is called a Catkin, from its fancied resemblance to a Cat's tail. It has the Latin name Amentum (a ...
David Booth, 1836
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An analytical dictionary of the English language
In Botany, a slender stalk covered with numerous chaffy scales, containing either the stamens or the pistils of flowers, but seldom both together, is called a Catkin, from its fancied resemblance to a Cat's tail. It has the Latin name Amentum (a ...
David Booth, 1835
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An analytical Dictionary of the english language: in which ...
In Botany, a slender stalk covered with numerous chaffy scales, containing either the stamens or the pistils of flowers, but seldom both together, is called a Catkin, from its fancied resemblance to a Cat's tail. It has the Latin name Amentum (a ...
Daniel Booth, 1836
7
Cape Cod Wildflowers: A Vanishing Heritage
Cat-tail Typha spp. Some people might find cat-tail a poor excuse for a wildflower . One botanical text says that the plant is "destitute of a proper floral envelope" another that it has "flowers indefinite", while still another points out that its "petals  ...
Mario J. DiGregorio, Jeff Wallner, 2003
8
Parts and Places: The Structures of Spatial Representation
Alternatively, the statement can be understood as expressing a de re modality: A thing that in the actual world consists of the cat's tail and the rest of its body must have the cat's tail as a (proper) part in every world w. On the de dicto reading, ...
Roberto Casati, Achille C. Varzi, 1999
9
Reap Without Sowing: Wild Food from Nature's Cornucopia
CAT-TAIL-FLOUR BUNS 250 mL cat-tail flour 1 cup 250 mL all-purpose flour 1 cup 2 mL salt 1/2 tsp 1/2 pkt dried yeast 1/2 pkt 125 mL water, lukewarm 1/2 cup 15 mL salad oil (olive, corn, etc.) 1 tbsp oil to wipe the dough with I like to use cat-  ...
Erika E. Gaertner, 1995
10
Student Diversity: Classroom Strategies to Meet the Learning ...
Cat Tails Byron The cat tail has two names—one is called a cat tail and the other name is bull rush. Some people and a lot of books call it a cat tail because at the end of the brown round part it looks like it has a tail. The cat tails have flat leaves  ...
Faye Brownlie, Catherine Feniak, Leyton Schnellert, 2006

3 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «CAT-TAIL»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term cat-tail is used in the context of the following news items.
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What's in Store: Small towns offer big shopping fun
"The idea behind the feed sacks is just getting off the ground, and more are being made for Cat-Tail, and in turn a portion of the funds will go to ... «Post-Bulletin, Jun 15»
2
In Good Hands
In this marsh grew a patch of tall majestic cat-tail plants that all the kids liked. Often when we drove passed this area, Daddy stopped the Model ... «Mesquite Local News, Jun 15»
3
Are Tater Tots French Fries?
No cat-tail BS. Let's also add one more caveat. Tail don't lie: Humans can only wag it if they're truly happy/excited, and when they're remorseful, ... «Deadspin, Jun 15»

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