hairtail

English

Trichiurus lepturus (hairtail)

Etymology

hair +‎ tail

Noun

hairtail (plural hairtails)

Any of a number of species of marine fishes of the family Trichiuridae, long, band-like, with a slender, pointed tail.

Synonyms

(fish in family Trichiuridae): bladefish.

Derived terms

largehead hairtail

References

hairtail on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Trichiuridae on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
“hairtail”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.

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