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Bermuda vs Longtail - What's the difference?

bermuda | longtail |

As nouns the difference between bermuda and longtail

is that bermuda is (pair of) bermuda shorts while longtail is a common designation for an animal that has an unusually long tail relative to similar species.

bermuda

English

Proper noun

(wikipedia Bermuda) (en proper noun)
  • An island group in the the North Atlantic Ocean, 580 nautical miles (1074 kilometers) east-southeast of Cape Hatteras, North Carolina, held as an Overseas Territory by Britain
  • A pale, slightly blue shade of green

    • Related terms

    * Bermudan * Bermudian

    Derived terms

    * Bermuda cedar * Bermuda green * Bermuda onion * Bermuda rig * Bermuda shorts

    See also

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    Anagrams

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    longtail

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A common designation for an animal that has an unusually long tail relative to similar species.
  • In Bermuda, an alternative name for the white-tailed tropicbird.
  • A longtail boat.
  • (colloquial) In the Isle of Man, a rat.

    • Usage notes

    The colloquial usage derives from a relatively modern superstition that it is considered bad luck to use the word "rat".

    Derived terms

    *cricket longtail *cut and longtail *green longtail *longtail boat *longtail butterfly ray *longtail catfish *longtail salamander *longtail skate *longtail stingray