ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun
1. : a whip-tailed animal: as
a. : whip scorpion
b. : a long-tailed skua
c. : a lizard of the genus Cnemidophorus
d. or whip-tailed shark : thresher 2
e. : a relatively large bluish-gray wallaby ( Macropus parryi ) with a long slender tail that occurs in mountain forests of Queensland and New South Wales and is readily tamed
f. : grenadier
2. : a disease of cauliflower that is very prevalent on acid soils, is caused by malnutrition and in some cases by molybdenum deficiency, and is characterized by narrowed ruffled leaves with irregular edges sometimes reduced nearly to the midrib
3. usually whip tail : a slender tail tapering from the base towards the tip