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1 tail
[teil] 1. noun1) (the part of an animal, bird or fish that sticks out behind the rest of its body: The dog wagged its tail; A fish swims by moving its tail.) rófa, skott, hali, tagl, stertur, stél, sporður2) (anything which has a similar function or position: the tail of an aeroplane/comet.) stél; hali2. verb(to follow closely: The detectives tailed the thief to the station.) fylgja (e-m) fast eftir- - tailed- tails 3. interjection(a call showing that a person has chosen that side of the coin when tossing a coin to make a decision etc.) bakhlið, krónuna!- tail-end- tail-light
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2 peacock
['pi:kok]feminine - peahen; noun(a kind of large bird, the male of which is noted for its magnificent tail-feathers.) páfugl -
3 swallow
I 1. ['swoləu] verb1) (to allow to pass down the throat to the stomach: Try to swallow the pill; His throat was so painful that he could hardly swallow.) kyngja2) (to accept (eg a lie or insult) without question or protest: You'll never get her to swallow that story!) gleypa við2. noun(an act of swallowing.) kynging, gleyping- swallow up II ['swoləu] noun(a type of insect-eating bird with long wings and a divided tail.) svala
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tail covert — any of the feathers concealing the bases of a bird s tail feathers. [1805 15] * * * … Universalium
tail feather — noun a strong flight feather of a bird s tail … English new terms dictionary
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