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hairtail

hairtail noun: any of a number of species of marine fishes of the family Trichiuridae, long, band-like, with a slender, pointed tail.

hairtail: any of a number of species of marine fishes of the family Trichiuridae, long, band-like, with a...
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Noun

hairtail (plural hairtails)

  1. Any of a number of species of marine fishes of the family Trichiuridae, long, band-like, with a slender, pointed tail.
    Synonyms:
    bladefish, cutlassfish

hairtail meaning in Tamil

hairtail in Tamil

நமது பூமியில் காணப்படும், மீன் இனங்களில் ஒன்றாகும்

Synonyms of hairtail

Forms of hairtail

pluralhairtails

Origin of hairtail

From hair + tail.

Words formed from hairtail

Questions about hairtail

What does hairtail mean?
Hairtail means any of a number of species of marine fishes of the family Trichiuridae, long, band-like, with a slender, pointed tail.
What is hairtail in Tamil?
Hairtail in Tamil is நமது பூமியில் காணப்படும், மீன் இனங்களில் ஒன்றாகும். See Hairtail meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is hairtail?
Hairtail is a noun.
What is the plural of hairtail?
The plural of hairtail is hairtails.

Words near hairtail in the dictionary

  1. hairstylist
  2. hairstylists
  3. hairsute
  4. hairswidth
  5. hairswidths
  6. hairtail
  7. hairtails
  8. HairTok
  9. hairwash
  10. hairwashes
  11. hairwashing

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