HAIRTAILS

Noun

hairtails

plural of hairtail

Source: Wiktionary


HAIRTAIL

Hair"tail`, n. (Zoöl.)

Definition: Any species of marine fishes of the genus Trichiurus; esp., T. lepterus of Europe and America. They are long and like a band, with a slender, pointed tail. Called also bladefish.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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