'Rat-tailed serpent' definitions:

Definition of 'Rat-tailed serpent'

From: GCIDE
  • Rat-tailed \Rat"-tailed`\ (r[a^]t"t[=a]ld`), a. (Zool.) Having a long, tapering tail like that of a rat. [1913 Webster]
  • 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. [1913 Webster]