flagtailn.

Brit.

/ˈflaɡteɪl/, U.S.

/ˈflæɡˌteɪl/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: flag n.⁴, tail n.¹ 1

Etymology: < flag n.⁴ + tail n.¹ 1.In sense 2 so called on account of its striped tail.

a. A tail that is conspicuous or carried high, esp. that of a horse or (now more commonly) a deer.

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the world > animals > mammals > group Ungulata (hoofed) > family Equidae (general equines) > body or parts of horse > [noun] > tail > types of

broom1600

broom-tail1684

hunting tail1686

rat-tail1705

whip tail1709

flagtail1852

bang-tail1870

the world > animals > mammals > group Ungulata (hoofed) > group Ruminantia (sheep, goats, cows, etc.) > family Cervidae (deer) > [noun] > body or parts of > tail

scut1530

single1575

shingle1660

flagtail1852

1852 Jrnl. Agric. (Boston) Oct. 173/2 The Green Mountain Morgan is a powerful, dark chestnut horse, with a flag tail, full of fire, and showing in every motion evidence of tremendous muscular power.

1889 Mag. Amer. Hist. 21 296 The horse has what is known as a flag tail, which is so unusual that it is doubtless the representation of a favorite animal.

1981 R. S. Young Three Great Early Tumuli ii. 53 A forelock is seldom seen on a deer; however, a short raised flag-tail would seem right, as a long tail would have overhung the back of the plinth.

2009 C. C. Willis Buck Fever xii. 164 Where is Old Buck?.. His white flag tail is up and on the move.

b. A deer with a flagtail; esp. the white-tailed deer, Odocoileus virginianus.

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the world > animals > mammals > group Ungulata (hoofed) > group Ruminantia (sheep, goats, cows, etc.) > types of deer > [noun] > genus Odocoileus > Odocoileus virginianus (white-tailed deer)

fallow deer1584

red deer1584

whitetail1805

white-tailed deer1829

flagtail1895

Key deer1922

1895 Forest & Stream 7 July 1/1 For a good many years hunters have been hearing of Little deer killed in the Rocky Mountains, which were variously called fan-tails, flag-tails and gazelle deer.

1938 Oregon Hist. Q. 39 386 In the pioneer years an enormous number of deer, both mule deer and flag-tails, were killed for market.

1956 Boys' Life Aug. 19 You may spot flag-tail and mule deer, black bear, ring-tailed cats,..copperheads, and rattlesnakes.

2010 L. McDougall Tracking & Reading Sign ix. (Odocoileus virginianus) Known alternately as the Virginia or flagtail deer, the whitetail is a popular game animal.

2. Any of several small fishes of the Indo-Pacific genus Kuhlia (family Kuhliidae), with silvery compressed bodies; cf. aholehole n.

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the world > animals > fish > superorder Acanthopterygii (spiny fins) > order Perciformes (perches) > suborder Percoidei > [noun] > miscellaneous type of

bluefish1622

parrotfish1656

emperor1666

blue hound-fish1672

green fish1743

reef fish1872

blue1885

flagtail1905

basslet1928

schoolmistress fish1929

1905 Rec. Austral. Mus. 5 164 Kuhlia taeniura..take the hook readily and are known to the islanders under the appropriate name of Flagtail.

1954 J. D. Ogilby Commerc. Fishes & Fisheries Queensland (rev. ed.) 31 Abounding in the estuaries and lower freshwater reaches of our northern rivers is the Rock Flag-tail (Kuhlia rupestris).

1985 M. R. Sakamoto Pacific Shore Fishing x. 221 The large adult flag fish is called āhole, and the juvenile is called āholehole. The banded flagtail is another āholehole, only the tail of the flagtail is striped with black lines.

2002 Courier-Mail (Brisbane) 16 Aug. (Outdoors section) 6/4 Rock flagtail, or jungle perch, take their name from the dark conspicuous bars in the form of a ‘flag’ on the caudal fin.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, September 2012; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	flagtail
释义	flagtailn. Brit. /ˈflaɡteɪl/, U.S. /ˈflæɡˌteɪl/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: flag n.⁴, tail n.¹ 1 Etymology: < flag n.⁴ + tail n.¹ 1.In sense 2 so called on account of its striped tail. 1. a. A tail that is conspicuous or carried high, esp. that of a horse or (now more commonly) a deer. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > mammals > group Ungulata (hoofed) > family Equidae (general equines) > body or parts of horse > [noun] > tail > types of broom1600 broom-tail1684 hunting tail1686 rat-tail1705 whip tail1709 flagtail1852 bang-tail1870 the world > animals > mammals > group Ungulata (hoofed) > group Ruminantia (sheep, goats, cows, etc.) > family Cervidae (deer) > [noun] > body or parts of > tail scut1530 single1575 shingle1660 flagtail1852 1852 Jrnl. Agric. (Boston) Oct. 173/2 The Green Mountain Morgan is a powerful, dark chestnut horse, with a flag tail, full of fire, and showing in every motion evidence of tremendous muscular power. 1889 Mag. Amer. Hist. 21 296 The horse has what is known as a flag tail, which is so unusual that it is doubtless the representation of a favorite animal. 1981 R. S. Young Three Great Early Tumuli ii. 53 A forelock is seldom seen on a deer; however, a short raised flag-tail would seem right, as a long tail would have overhung the back of the plinth. 2009 C. C. Willis Buck Fever xii. 164 Where is Old Buck?.. His white flag tail is up and on the move. b. A deer with a flagtail; esp. the white-tailed deer, Odocoileus virginianus. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > mammals > group Ungulata (hoofed) > group Ruminantia (sheep, goats, cows, etc.) > types of deer > [noun] > genus Odocoileus > Odocoileus virginianus (white-tailed deer) fallow deer1584 red deer1584 whitetail1805 white-tailed deer1829 flagtail1895 Key deer1922 1895 Forest & Stream 7 July 1/1 For a good many years hunters have been hearing of Little deer killed in the Rocky Mountains, which were variously called fan-tails, flag-tails and gazelle deer. 1938 Oregon Hist. Q. 39 386 In the pioneer years an enormous number of deer, both mule deer and flag-tails, were killed for market. 1956 Boys' Life Aug. 19 You may spot flag-tail and mule deer, black bear, ring-tailed cats,..copperheads, and rattlesnakes. 2010 L. McDougall Tracking & Reading Sign ix. (Odocoileus virginianus) Known alternately as the Virginia or flagtail deer, the whitetail is a popular game animal. 2. Any of several small fishes of the Indo-Pacific genus Kuhlia (family Kuhliidae), with silvery compressed bodies; cf. aholehole n. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > fish > superorder Acanthopterygii (spiny fins) > order Perciformes (perches) > suborder Percoidei > [noun] > miscellaneous type of bluefish1622 parrotfish1656 emperor1666 blue hound-fish1672 green fish1743 reef fish1872 blue1885 flagtail1905 basslet1928 schoolmistress fish1929 1905 Rec. Austral. Mus. 5 164 Kuhlia taeniura..take the hook readily and are known to the islanders under the appropriate name of Flagtail. 1954 J. D. Ogilby Commerc. Fishes & Fisheries Queensland (rev. ed.) 31 Abounding in the estuaries and lower freshwater reaches of our northern rivers is the Rock Flag-tail (Kuhlia rupestris). 1985 M. R. Sakamoto Pacific Shore Fishing x. 221 The large adult flag fish is called āhole, and the juvenile is called āholehole. The banded flagtail is another āholehole, only the tail of the flagtail is striped with black lines. 2002 Courier-Mail (Brisbane) 16 Aug. (Outdoors section) 6/4 Rock flagtail, or jungle perch, take their name from the dark conspicuous bars in the form of a ‘flag’ on the caudal fin. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, September 2012; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1852
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