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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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6. 6
   Certain fish with black tails:; Diplodus capensis, Diplodus sargus Namibia, South-Africa
7. 7
   Certain fish with black tails:; Haemulon carbonarium Jamaica

Synonyms

All synonyms

black tailed deerblack-tailed deerblacktail deerodocoileus hemionus columbianus

Example

More examples

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

Etymology

Compound of black + tail.

Related phrases

blacktail buckbill eelblacktail butterflyfishblacktail comberblacktail humbugblacktail pike-congerblacktail redhorseblacktail reef sharkblacktail sharkblacktail shinerblacktail snapperblacktail triplefinmule deer

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