/yel"oh tayl'/ , n. , pl. yellowtails , ( esp. collectively ) yellowtail .
1. a game fish, Seriola lalandei, of California.
2. Also called yellowtail snapper . a small West Indian snapper, Ocyurus chrysurus.
3. See yellowtail flounder .
4. any of several other fishes with a yellow caudal fin.
[ 1600-10; YELLOW + TAIL 1 ]