Blacktail

/ˈblækˌteɪl/ noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A fish: the ruffe or pope (Gymnocephalus cernua)

    "[…] the blacke taile Perch [which ſome take for a Ruffe, others for a ſea Breame:]"

  2. 2
    mule deer of western Rocky Mountains wordnet
  3. 3
    A black-tailed deer (Odocoileus hemionus columbianus), of California and Oregon.
  4. 4
    A mule deer, of the Rocky Mountains.
  5. 5
    Certain fish with black tails:; Salmo trutta UK
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  1. 6
    Certain fish with black tails:; Diplodus capensis, Diplodus sargus Namibia, South-Africa
  2. 7
    Certain fish with black tails:; Haemulon carbonarium Jamaica

Synonyms

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black-tailed deerblack-tailed hareblack-tailed jackrabbitblacktail deerblacktail deer (deer)columbian blacktail deer

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"[…] the blacke taile Perch [which ſome take for a Ruffe, others for a ſea Breame:]"

Etymology

Compound of black + tail.

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