Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

yellowtail

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 2.22 in modern English

Syllables: yel-low-tail
IPA

16

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Having a yellow tail.

noun

Any of various fish with yellow tails, including:

noun

Any of various fish with yellow tails, including:

noun

Any of various fish with yellow tails, including:

noun

Any of various fish with yellow tails, including:

noun

Any of various fish with yellow tails, including:

noun

Any of various fish with yellow tails, including:

noun

Any of various fish with yellow tails, including:

Etymology

Bahuvrihi compound of yellow + tail

Inflected Forms

yellowtails (plural)

Phrases

yellowtail amberjack yellowtail barracuda yellowtail cribo yellowtail flounder yellowtail horse mackerel yellowtail reef fish yellowtail scad yellowtail snapper

Synonyms

buri hamachi Japanese amberjack seriola dorsalis yellowtail snapper ocyurus chrysurus

Questions

What does yellowtail mean?: Having a yellow tail.
Where does yellowtail come from?: Bahuvrihi compound of yellow + tail

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