Rat-tailed serpent

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Rat-tailed \Rat"-tailed`\ (r[a^]t"t[=a]ld`), a. (Zool.)
   Having a long, tapering tail like that of a rat.
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   {Rat-tailed larva} (Zool.), the larva of a fly of the genus
      Eristalis. See {Eristalis}.

   {Rat-tailed serpent} (Zool.), the fer-de-lance.

   {Rat-tailed shrew} (Zool.), the musk shrew.
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