Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • Having a long tail; hence, long-drawn; attenuated.
  • In entomology, having a long-exserted ovipositor, as many ichneumons; having a long terebra or borer.

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  • adjective Alternative spelling of longtailed.

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Examples

  • "The truth of the matter is that AIG wrote some very long-tailed policies, and a lot of factors influence the creation of appropriate reserves," Mr. Millstein said in the interview.

    Earnings Preview: AIG Looks to Return to Normalcy Serena Ng 2011

  • AIG earlier this month said it raised claims estimates for "long-tailed" insurance policies previously sold by the business, now known as Chartis, following a year-end review of its liabilities.

    Earnings Preview: AIG Looks to Return to Normalcy Serena Ng 2011

  • RSPB Big Garden Birdwatch: Mild winters push long-tailed tit up garden bird chart

    This week's new events 2011

  • Researchers from Japan said they watched seven long-tailed macaques cleaning the spaces between their teeth in the same manner as humans.

    Macaques teach young to floss | clusterflock 2009

  • RSPB Big Garden Birdwatch: 'We have had some mild winters and long-tailed tits rely on insects'

    This week's new events 2011

  • "Even if you're an actuary inside the company and have all the data you need, you're still putting forward a guess" of what the claims will be on long-tailed businesses, says David Merkel , a former insurance actuary and now principal of Aleph Investments, which manages money mostly for individuals.

    AIG to Book $4.1 Billion Charge, Boost Chartis Loss Reserves Serena Ng 2011

  • Eider were feeding alongside long-tailed ducks and common scoters, and the drake eiders were in full breeding plumage with their dove-like cooing calls echoing across the open sea.

    Country diary: Burghead, Moray 2011

  • In the morning they glide just above the rough plush of the marshlands, as though on leashes, long-tailed and with yard-wide wings tipped upward, like dark Vs; then they suddenly fall in response to their wish, which is always the same --- to succeed again and again.

    Surely the sea is the most beautiful fact in our universe, but you won't find a fisherman who will say so... 2009

  • Waterbirds such as the kingfisher suffered very high mortality rates when rivers and streams froze over, while small insect-eating species such as the treecreeper, goldcrest, wren and long-tailed tit died because of widespread "glazed frosts", a layer of ice over the branches of trees which covered up their food supply.

    Weatherwatch: 'War winter' took it's toll on Britain's birds 2011

  • Fossils of flying reptiles come in two versions: the older long-tailed pterosaurs and the more recent short-tailed versions.

    Darwinopterus, the New Flying Reptile 2009

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