Hypertext Webster Gateway: "hairtail"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Hairtail \Hair"tail`\, n. (Zo["o]l.)
Any species of marine fishes of the genus {Trichiurus}; esp.,
{T. lepterus} of Europe and America. They are long and like a
band, with a slender, pointed tail. Called also {bladefish}.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
hairtail
n : long-bodied marine fishes having a long whiplike scaleless
body and sharp teeth; closely related to snake mackerel
[syn: {cutlassfish}, {frost fish}]
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