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yellowtail¹

Where it comes from

Bahuvrihi compound of yellow + tail

adjective

  1. not comparable, in the names of certain organisms Having a yellow tail.

noun yellowtails · yellowtail

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

    Similar: buri, hamachi, Japanese amberjack

  3. Atlantic bumper (Chloroscombrus chrysurus).
  4. yellowtail flounder (Limanda ferruginea).
  5. yellowtail snapper (Ocyurus chrysurus).
  6. whitespotted devil (Plectroglyphidodon lacrymatus).
  7. yellowtail horse mackerel (Trachurus novaezelandiae).
  8. A European moth (Euproctis similis)
  9. A yellow-tailed black cockatoo (Calyptorhynchus funereus), a large cockatoo native to the south-east of Australia.
  10. A yellow-tailed oriole (Icterus mesomelas), a passerine bird in the New World family Icteridae.
  11. A yellow-tailed woolly monkey (Oreonax flavicauda), a New World primate endemic to Peru.

Yellowtail²

Where it comes from

Calque from Crow.

proper noun Yellowtails

  1. A surname from Crow.

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

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yellowtail. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/yellowtail

Chicago

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

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@misc{yellowtail_2026,
  title = {yellowtail},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/yellowtail},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}