rattail

See also: rat-tail

English

A species of rattail fish

A man with a rattail haircut

Etymology

rat +‎ tail

Noun

rattail (plural rattails)

Any of the large dark-colored deep-sea fish of the Macrouridae family of ray-finned fish.
A hairstyle characterized by a long lock of tail-like hair dangling from the back of the head.

Synonyms

(ichthyology): grenadier, macrourid, whiptail

Hypernyms

tail (structural)

Translations

hair

Spanish: cola de rata f

Further reading

rattail on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Macrouridae on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Macrouridae on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons

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