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yellowtail

[ yel-oh-teyl ]

noun

, plural yel·low·tails, (especially collectively) yel·low·tail.
  1. a game fish, Seriola lalandei, of California.
  2. Also called yellowtail snapper. a small West Indian snapper, Ocyurus chrysurus.
  3. any of several other fishes with a yellow caudal fin.


yellowtail

/ ˈjɛləʊˌteɪl /

noun

  1. a carangid game fish, Seriola dorsalis, of coastal waters of S California and Mexico, having a yellow tail fin
  2. any of various similar fishes
  3. Also calledyellowtail moth any of various similar fishes Another name for goldtail moth
  4. another word for yellowtail kingfish
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of yellowtail1

First recorded in 1600–10; yellow + tail 1
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Example Sentences

How many jars of pickled watermelon does Derek Lam have stored in his refrigerator, ready to be paired with yellowtail crudo?

A member of the Yellowtail production team did not immediately return an email asking for comment.

A former winemaker at Yellowtail and several distributors tell me that the wildly popular Australian label, among others, uses it.

What becomes of these seven tons of white sea-bass and all the other tons and tons of yellowtail and albacore?

At Mæander Reef I took the first yellowtail ever caught in the islands with rod and line.

I have seen acres of flying-fish in the air at once, and great swarms of yellowtail, basking on the surface.

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