beavertail

ˈbiːvərˌteɪl

Definition

Definition of beavertail - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

beaver's tail

Rare

flat, broad tail of a beaver

Rare

The beaver used its beavertail to slap the water.

food

Rare

fried-dough pastry shaped like a beaver's tail

Rare

I enjoyed a delicious beavertail at the fair.

doughnut

fritter

botany

TECH.

species of prickly pear cactus

TECH.

The beavertail cactus blooms in the desert.

cactus

prickly pear

firearms

TECH.

gun grip shaped like a beaver's tail

TECH.

He customized his rifle with a beavertail grip.

grip

handle

hold

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fried-dough pastry shaped like a beaver's tail
species of prickly pear cactus

Origin of beavertail

English, beaver (beaver) + tail (tail)

Examples of beavertail in a sentence

A beavertail can be quite powerful in the water.
Tourists lined up to try the famous beavertail.
The bakery sold out of beavertails by noon.
Beavertail cacti are found in arid regions.
Gardeners often plant beavertail for its resilience.
The pistol's beavertail improved his grip.

She preferred a beavertail for better control.

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French:queue de castor, beignet en forme de queue de castor, ...
German:breiter Biber Schwanz, frittierte Teigware, ...
Italian:coda di castoro, beavertail, ...
Spanish:cola de castor, pastel de cola de castor, ...
Portuguese:rabo de castor, doce frito, ...
Chinese:扁平的海狸尾巴, 海狸尾点心, ...
Japanese:ビーバーテール, ビーバーテイル, ...
Arabic:ذَيْل اَلْقُنْدُس, مَعْجَناتُ ذَيْلِ القُنْدُس, ...
Hebrew:זָנָב בִּיבֶּר, בִּיבֶּרְטֵייל, ...
Russian:бобровый хвост, опунция, ...
Ukrainian:плоский хвіст бобра, боброва випічка, ...
Hindi:बीवर की पूंछ, बीवरटेल, ...
Bengali:বিভারের লেজ, বিভারটেইল, ...
Catalan:cua de castor, opuntia, ...
Czech:bobří ocas, smažený moučník ve tvaru bobřího ocasu, ...
Danish:bæverhale, friturestegt dejkage, ...
Dutch:beverstaart, beverstaartgebak, ...
Greek:ουρά κάστορα, λουκουμάς, ...
Hungarian:hódfarok, fánk, ...
Khmer:កន្ទុយសត្វប៊ីវើរ, នំម្សៅចៀនរាងដូចកន្ទុយសត្វប៊ីវើរ, ...
Korean:비버 꼬리, 비버테일, ...
Persian:دم سگ آبی, بیورتیل, ...
Polish:płaski ogon bobra, beavertail, ...
Portuguese (BR):rabo de castor, rabo-de-castor, ...
Romanian:coadă de castor, gogoasă prăjită, ...
Swedish:bäversvans, beavertailkaktus, ...
Thai:หางบีเวอร์, บีเวอร์เทล, ...
Turkish:kunduz kuyruğu, beavertail, ...
Vietnamese:đuôi hải ly, bánh beavertail, ...

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