n.
Pronunciation: ' ye-l ō - ˌ t ā l, ' ye-l ə -
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural yellowtail or yellowtails
Date: 1709
: any of various fishes having a yellow or yellowish tail: as a : any of several carangid fishes (genus Seriola ) especially : a food and sport fish ( S. lalandi ) of the Pacific and Indian oceans having a yellow stripe along each side of the body b : SILVER PERCH A c : a snapper ( Ocyurus chrysurus ) that is a sport and food fish found from Massachusetts to Brazil and is olive to bluish above with yellow spots and a broad yellow stripe along each side of the body ― called also yellowtail snapper