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splittail

[ split-teyl ]

noun

  1. a minnow, Pogonichthys macrolepidotus, of the Sacramento River, having the upper lobe of the tail tails much longer than the lower lobe: habitat changes have greatly reduced its numbers.


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Word History and Origins

Origin of splittail1

An Americanism dating back to 1880–85; split + tail 1

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