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blacktail

/ˈblækˌteɪl/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.55 in modern English

Syllables
black-tail
IPA
/ˈblækˌteɪl/
17
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A fish: the ruffe or pope (Gymnocephalus cernua)

noun

A black-tailed deer (Odocoileus hemionus columbianus), of California and Oregon.

noun

A mule deer, of the Rocky Mountains.

noun

Certain fish with black tails:

British usage

noun

Certain fish with black tails:

noun

Certain fish with black tails:

Example Sentences

Etymology

Compound of black + tail.

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˈblækˌteɪl/

Usage

Inflected Forms

blacktails (plural)

Phrases

blacktail buckbill eel blacktail butterflyfish blacktail comber blacktail humbug blacktail pike-conger blacktail redhorse blacktail reef shark blacktail shark

Synonyms

black-tailed deer blacktail deer odocoileus hemionus columbianus

Questions

How do you pronounce blacktail?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈblækˌteɪl/.
What does blacktail mean?
A fish: the ruffe or pope (Gymnocephalus cernua)
Where does blacktail come from?
Compound of black + tail.

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