I. ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun
Etymology: rat (I) + tail
: something suggestive of a rat's tail: as
a.
(1) : a horse's tail having little or no hair
(2) : a horse with such a tail
(3) : mule
b.
(1) also rattail fish or rattail grenadier : grenadier 2
(2) : chimaera II
c.
(1) : any of several plants (as a plantain or various grasses) having elongated terete spikes
(2) : any of several grasses having slender cylindrical flower spikes
II. adjective
: round, slender, and tapering : resembling a rat's tail