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Entry 1 sense Webster, 1913

Hairtail

/(-tāl`)/ · Hair·tail · IPA
01 n. Any species of marine fishes of the genus Trichiurus; esp., Trichiurus lepturus of Europe and America. They are long and like a band, with…
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    Any species of marine fishes of the genus Trichiurus; esp., Trichiurus lepturus of Europe and America. They are long and like a band, with a slender, pointed tail. Called also bladefish.(Zool.) Also: bladefish