whitetail

noun

white·​tail ˈ(h)wīt-ˌtāl How to pronounce whitetail (audio)
: white-tailed deer

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Then two bucks appeared – none of which were in the group of whitetails that had spooked previously. — Bob McNally, Outdoor Life, 12 Aug. 2026 Other potential bird sightings include prothonotary warblers, Southern barred owls, and bald eagles—and there’s always a chance to see whitetail deer, rabbits, squirrels, wild turkey, and various reptiles. — Lydia Mansel, Travel + Leisure, 8 Aug. 2026 While venomous snakes dominated the findings, other unexpected animals made the cut, including bull sharks in Maryland and Virginia, coyotes in several states and whitetail deer in Ohio, Pennsylvania and West Virginia. — Michelle Del Rey, USA Today, 4 Aug. 2026 For thousands of years, elk would have accounted for the second largest amount of meat in the diets of many eastern peoples, after the ubiquitous whitetail deer. — Literary Hub, 10 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for whitetail

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First Known Use

1872, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of whitetail was in 1872

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“Whitetail.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/whitetail. Accessed 16 Aug. 2026.

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