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断尾

duàn wěi

2-character word Traditional 斷尾

What 断尾 means

1. (zoology) (of a lizard etc) to shed its tail; to autotomize its tail
2. (animal husbandry) to cut the tail short; to dock the tail

The characters in 断尾

• 断duànto break; to snap; to cut off
• 尾wěitail; remainder; remnant

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