tail vs oxtail

tail and oxtail both are nouns.

tail is a verb but oxtail is not a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
tail	Yes	No	Yes	No
oxtail	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, oxtail is a hyponym of tail; that is, oxtail is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than tail:

tail: the posterior part of the body of a vertebrate especially when elongated and extending beyond the trunk or main part of the body
oxtail: the skinned tail of cattle; used especially for soups

Other hyponyms of tail include rattle, brush, bob, bobtail, dock, caudal appendage, uropygium, fluke, scut, flag.

tail (noun)	oxtail (noun)
the posterior part of the body of a vertebrate especially when elongated and extending beyond the trunk or main part of the body	the skinned tail of cattle; used especially for soups
the rear part of a ship
the rear part of an aircraft
(usually plural) the reverse side of a coin that does not bear the representation of a person's head
the fleshy part of the human body that you sit on
a spy employed to follow someone and report their movements
any projection that resembles the tail of an animal
the time of the last part of something

tail (verb)	oxtail (verb)
remove or shorten the tail of an animal
remove the stalk of fruits or berries
go after with the intent to catch

Difference between tail and oxtail

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