Anagrams of: SHORTTAILED

• perennial rushlike flowerless herbs with jointed hollow stems and narrow toothlike leaves that spread by creeping rhizomes; tend to become weedy; common in Northern Hemisphere; some in Africa and South America

• having a throat as specified

• United States slapstick comedian who played the pompous and overbearing member of the Laurel and Hardy duo who made many films (1892-1957)

• English novelist and poet (1840-1928)

• having rugged physical strength; inured to fatigue or hardships

• able to survive under unfavorable weather conditions

• invulnerable to fear or intimidation

• one who hesitates (usually out of fear)

• a physiological need to drink

• strong desire for something (not food or drink)

• feel the need to drink

• have a craving, appetite, or great desire for

• A device that includes a plane mirror which turns so as to keep reflecting sunlight toward a predetermined target, compensating for the sun's apparent motions in the sky. The target may be a physical object, distant from the heliostat, or a direction in space, and is almost always stationary relative to the heliostat, so the light is reflected in a fixed direction.