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blacktail

  • /ˈblækˌteɪl/ US

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Compound of black + tail.

noun blacktails

  1. A fish: the ruffe or pope (Gymnocephalus cernua) […] the blacke taile Perch [which ſome take for a Ruffe, others for a ſea Breame:]
  2. A black-tailed deer (Odocoileus hemionus columbianus), of California and Oregon.
  3. A mule deer, of the Rocky Mountains.
  4. UK Salmo trutta
  5. Namibia, South Africa Diplodus capensis, Diplodus sargus
  6. Jamaica Haemulon carbonarium

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"blacktail." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/blacktail. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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"blacktail." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/blacktail.

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@misc{blacktail_2026,
  title = {blacktail},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/blacktail},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}