yellowtail meaning: definition, etymology

yellowtail

adj

Etymology Bahuvrihi compound of yellow + tail

Having a yellow tail.

In the names of certain organisms

noun

Etymology Bahuvrihi compound of yellow + tail

11 senses

› Any of various fish with yellow tails, including:

yellowtail amberjack (Seriola lalandi).

Japanese amberjack (Seriola quinqueradiata), native to the northwest Pacific, often used in sushi, .

Atlantic bumper (Chloroscombrus chrysurus).

yellowtail flounder (Limanda ferruginea).

yellowtail snapper (Ocyurus chrysurus).

whitespotted devil (Plectroglyphidodon lacrymatus).

yellowtail horse mackerel (Trachurus novaezelandiae).

A European moth (Euproctis similis)

A yellow-tailed black cockatoo (Calyptorhynchus funereus), a large cockatoo native to the south-east of Australia.

A yellow-tailed oriole (Icterus mesomelas), a passerine bird in the New World family Icteridae.

A yellow-tailed woolly monkey (Oreonax flavicauda), a New World primate endemic to Peru.

Synonyms: buri, hamachi, Japanese amberjack
Derived terms: yellowtail amberjack, yellowtail barracuda, yellowtail cribo, yellowtail flounder, yellowtail horse mackerel, yellowtail reef fish, yellowtail scad, yellowtail snapper