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ˈblack-tail
†1. A sea fish not identified; the µελάνουρος, melanurus, of ancient writers. Obs.
1661Lovell Hist. Anim. & Min. 232 Black-taile, Melanurus..Was counted a poore fish.
2. A name for certain varieties of the perch.
1734Mortimer in Phil. Trans. XXXVIII. 316 Perca marina, cauda nigra, the Black-Tail.
3. The black-tailed deer. Also attrib. with deer, buck. U.S.
1828H. G. Rogers Jrnl. 20 June in H. C. Dale Ashley-Smith Explor. (1918) 259, I killed a fine black tail buck. 1848J. W. Abert Exam. New Mexico 23 Of the latter there are two varieties, the common deer, and the black tail. 1872Schele de Vere Americanisms 371 The variety found on the Pacific coast (Cervus columbianus) is more commonly designated as the Black-tail Deer, from the black tip to its tail. 1895Outing (U.S.) XXVII. 45/2 We..had two large black-tail bucks and a doe.
4. = dassie n.2 S. Afr.
1905East London Dispatch 29 July 7/3 A few friends, fishing in the Buffalo River..had some excellent sport, taking..black-tail of about 21/2 lbs. 1906Ibid. 6 Mar. 7/5 The biggest I caught on these rocks was a fine dasje (black-tail) weighing 7½ lbs. |