hairtail
hairtail · hairtails
Any of a number of species of marine fishes of the family Trichiuridae, long,…Any of a number of species of marine fishes of the family Trichiuridae, long, band-like, with a slender, pointed tail.
Meaning
1 sensesAny of a number of species of marine fishes of the family Trichiuridae, long, band-like, with a slender, pointed tail.
More definitions
- long-bodied marine fishes having a long whiplike scaleless body and sharp teeth; closely related to snake mackerel
Origin
From hair + tail.From hair + tail.
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Forms
plural: hairtailsSynonyms
3 synonymsfish in family Trichiuridae:cutlassfishbladefish
Close in meaning
- long-bodied marine fishes having a long whiplike scaleless body and sharp teeth; closely related to snake mackerel:cutlassfishfrost fish
Word family
1 related wordsDerivedlargehead hairtail