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yellowtail in British English
(ˈjɛləʊˌteɪl)
nounWord forms: plural -tails or -tail
1.
a carangid game fish, Seriola dorsalis, of coastal waters of S California and Mexico, having a yellow tail fin
2.
any of various similar fishes
3. Also called: yellowtail moth. another name for goldtail moth
4. Australian another name for yellowtail kingfish
yellowtail in American English
(ˈjɛloʊˌteɪl)
nounWord forms: plural ˈyellowˌtails or ˈyellowˌtail
1. US
any of a genus (Seriola) of large, marine, food and game jack fishes; esp., a species (S. lalandei) of the Pacific
2. US
any of various other fishes having a yellowish tail, as the yellowtail snapper (Ocyurus chrysurus), the yellowtail flounder (Limanda ferruginea) of the W Atlantic, the yellowtail rockfish (Sebastes flavidus) of the E Pacific, and the silver perch (sense 1)
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