blacktail

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/ˈblækˌteɪl/

Definition of blacktail

6 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included

noun

A fish: the ruffe or pope (Gymnocephalus cernua)

“[…] the blacke taile Perch [which ſome take for a Ruffe, others for a ſea Breame:]”
“Melarunus, the Black-tail, a kind of Perch of Ruff, a Fiſh; it alſo taken for a Sea-bream: […]”
“A perch-like fish of European waters, the blacktail, striped or stone perch, is also known as a ruff or ruffe.”

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noun

A fish: the ruffe or pope (Gymnocephalus cernua)

“[…] the blacke taile Perch [which ſome take for a Ruffe, others for a ſea Breame:]”
“Melarunus, the Black-tail, a kind of Perch of Ruff, a Fiſh; it alſo taken for a Sea-bream: […]”
“A perch-like fish of European waters, the blacktail, striped or stone perch, is also known as a ruff or ruffe.”
A black-tailed deer (Odocoileus hemionus columbianus), of California and Oregon.
A mule deer, of the Rocky Mountains.
(UK)Certain fish with black tails:
(Namibia, South-Africa)Certain fish with black tails:
(Jamaica)Certain fish with black tails:

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Compound of black + tail.

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