yel|low|tail

yel|low|tail
yel|low|tail «YEHL oh TAYL», noun, plural -tails or (collectively) -tail.
1. any one of various fishes with yellow tails, especially a game fish of the California coast and a snapper of the Atlantic coast of tropical America.
2. a South African mackerel.

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