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Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   Any of a number of species of marine fishes of the family Trichiuridae, long, band-like, with a slender, pointed tail.
2. 2
   long-bodied marine fishes having a long whiplike scaleless body and sharp teeth; closely related to snake mackerel wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms

cutlassfishbladefishcutlassfishfrost fish

Etymology

From hair + tail.

Related phrases

largehead hairtail

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