yellowtail

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Etymology

yellow +‎ tail

Noun

yellowtail (plural yellowtails)

1. yellowtail amberjack, Seriola lalandi.
2. A fish native to the northwest Pacific, often used in sushi, the Japanese amberjack, Seriola quinqueradiata.
3. Any of various fish with yellow tails, including:
   1. Atlantic bumper, Chloroscombrus chrysurus.
   2. yellowtail flounder, Limanda ferruginea.
   3. yellowtail snapper, Ocyurus chrysurus.
   4. whitespotted devil, Plectroglyphidodon lacrymatus
   5. yellowtail horse mackerel, Trachurus novaezelandiae.
4. A European moth
5. The yellow-tailed black cockatoo, a large cockatoo native to the south-east of Australia.
6. The yellow-tailed oriole, a passerine bird in the New World family Icteridae.
7. The yellow-tailed woolly monkey, a New World primate endemic to Peru.

Synonyms

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• buri
• hamachi
• Japanese amberjack

Derived terms

• yellowtail amberjack
• yellowtail flounder
• yellowtail horse mackerel
• yellowtail snapper Ocyurus chrysurus

Adjective

yellowtail (not comparable)

1. Having a yellow tail.