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RATTAIL
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I. (noun)
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Meaning:
Deep-sea fish with a large head and body and long tapering tail
Synonyms:
grenadier; rattail; rattail fish
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("rattail" is a kind of...):
gadoid; gadoid fish (a soft-finned fish of the family Gadidae)
Holonyms ("rattail" is a member of...):
family Macrouridae; family Macruridae; Macrouridae; Macruridae (grenadiers)