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🇰🇷Korean Source WordCode: KO

쥐꼬리 같은

Pronunciation / Transliteration: jwikkkori gateun

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Rattailed/ˈræt.teɪld/
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🇰🇷 Example Sentence in Korean:

"그 동물은 쥐꼬리 같은 가느다란 꼬리를 가지고 있다."

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As adjective
  1. 1

    Having a tail resembling that of a rat, typically long, thin, and nearly hairless or sparsely covered.

    "The unusual dog breed was distinguished by its narrow, rattailed appearance."
  2. 2

    Shaped or styled to taper into a long, thin strand, as certain hairstyles or tools.

    "He used a rattailed comb to precisely part his hair before styling."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from the noun 'rat' (from Old English 'ræt') combined with 'tailed' (from Old English 'tæġled'), referring originally to animals with tails resembling that of a rat. Over time, the term expanded to describe various biological features, objects, or hairstyles that taper into a thin, long shape.

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