YELLOWTAIL


Meaning of YELLOWTAIL in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈye-lō-ˌtāl, ˈye-lə- ]

noun

( 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

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