Home › Words › B › backtagbacktagbacktag means an identifying tag affixed to the back of an animal.EtymologyFrom back + tag.nounAn identifying tag affixed to the back of an animal.verbTo fit (an animal) with a tag of this kind.Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.betag 73% match — To furnish with a tag; deck with tags. vs backtag →dogtagged 67% match — Tagged with a dog tag. vs backtag →detag 66% match — To strip of a tag or tags; to remove the tags from. vs backtag →tagging 66% match — The act by which something is tagged. vs backtag →hangtag 65% match — A small information tag attached to clothing or an article of merchandise. vs backtag →biotag 64% match — A small radio or optical telemetry transmitter used in wildlife ecology vs backtag →tagged 63% match — Having a tag; labeled. vs backtag →taglike 62% match — Resembling or characteristic of a tag. vs backtag →