black-tipped

• “His nose moved continually, and when a bumblebee flew humming to a thistle bloom behind him, he jumped and spun round with a start that sent two nearby rabbits scurrying for holes before the nearest, a buck with black-tipped ears, recognized him and returned to feeding.”

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• “These athletic hunters are handsome, with their rusty colouring and black-tipped tails.”

  The Guardian: Country diary: Allendale, Northumberland

• “Along its back is a broad stripe of tawny orange hairs and from its sides spring dense tufts of long, black-tipped grey hairs, making it both beautiful and unpalatable.”

  The Guardian: Country diary: South Uist

• “Reduced fresh-water flows increased salinity levels in the marshes where the lanky white birds with black-tipped wings settle with their chicks after their trip from Canada.”

  The Wall Street Journal: Texans Fight Over Birds, Water Rights

• “Startled, I watch her lean over, open the drawer of her bedside table and pull out a small brown bottle with a black-tipped stopper.”

  Simon & Schuster: imperfect endings

• “The brown-and-oatmeal-striped sofa bed sat in the center of the common area, flanked by matching comfy chairs and a set of teak end tables with black-tipped legs.”

  Simon & Schuster: Bring On the Night

• “Their long, black-tipped horns curved out and in and out again, tracing the shape of a lyre.”

  Simon & Schuster: THE RIVER KINGS’ ROAD

• “One long-eared rabbit which Jon-Tom supposed to be a jack actually managed to grab a handful of black-tipped tail which was coyly but firmly pulled out of reach.”

  Fictionaut: A Corridor in the Asylum

• “Swiftly he spun, and with a gesture of his black-tipped claws, called the mirror to life.”

  Fictionaut: red dust

• “Except for the protruding, black-tipped snout it had the face and arms of a young human, but the remainder of the body was wholly roo.”

  Fictionaut: The Lives of Felix Gunderson

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