yellowtails

Variant of yellowtail

yellowtail definition

yellow·tail (yel′ō tāl′)

noun pl. yellowtails -·tails′ or yellowtail -·tail′

  1. ☆ any of a genus (Seriola) of large, marine, food and game jack fishes; esp., a species (S. lalandei) of the Pacific
  2. ☆ any of various other fishes having a yellowish tail, as the yellowtail snapper (Ocyurus chrysurus), the yellowtail flounder (Limanda ferruginea) of the W Atlantic, the yellowtail rockfish (Sebastes flavidus) of the E Pacific, and the silver perch (sense )

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