rattail

See also: rat-tail

English

A species of rattail fish

A man with a rattail haircut

Etymology

rat +‎ tail

Pronunciation

enPR: ˈrăt-ˌtāl, IPA^(key): /ˈɹæt.teɪl/

Noun

rattail (plural rattails)

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

Hypernyms

tail (structural)

Derived terms

Translations

fish

French: queue de rat (fr) f, grenadier (fr) m
German: Rattenschwanz (de) m, Grenadierfische f
Spanish: cola de rata f, granadero m

hair

Dutch: rattenstaart (nl) m
French: queue-de-rat (fr) f
German: Rattenschwanz (de) m
Italian: codino (it) m
Polish: mysi ogonek (pl)
Spanish: cola de rata f

Further reading

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

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