yellowtail
n . 师鱼之类
师鱼之类
yellowtail n 1 :
superior food fish of the tropical Atlantic and Caribbean with broad yellow stripe along the sides and on the tail [
synonym : {
yellowtail }, {
yellowtail snapper }, {
Ocyurus chrysurus }]
2 :
game fish of southern California and Mexico having a yellow tail fin [
synonym : {
yellowtail }, {
Seriola dorsalis }]
Runner \
Run "
ner \,
n . [
From {
Run }.]
1 .
One who ,
or that which ,
runs ;
a racer .
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2 .
A detective . [
Slang ,
Eng .] --
Dickens .
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3 .
A messenger . --
Swift .
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4 .
A smuggler . [
Colloq .] --
R .
North .
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5 .
One employed to solicit patronage ,
as for a steamboat ,
hotel ,
shop ,
etc . [
Cant ,
U .
S .]
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6 . (
Bot .)
A slender trailing branch which takes root at the joints or end and there forms new plants ,
as in the strawberry and the common cinquefoil .
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7 .
The rotating stone of a set of millstones .
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8 . (
Naut .)
A rope rove through a block and used to increase the mechanical power of a tackle . --
Totten .
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9 .
One of the pieces on which a sled or sleigh slides ;
also the part or blade of a skate which slides on the ice .
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10 . (
Founding )
(
a )
A horizontal channel in a mold ,
through which the metal flows to the cavity formed by the pattern ;
also ,
the waste metal left in such a channel .
(
b )
A trough or channel for leading molten metal from a furnace to a ladle ,
mold ,
or pig bed .
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11 .
The movable piece to which the ribs of an umbrella are attached .
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12 . (
Zool .)
A food fish ({
Elagatis pinnulatus })
of Florida and the West Indies ; --
called also {
skipjack },
{
shoemaker },
and {
yellowtail }.
The name alludes to its rapid successive leaps from the water .
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13 . (
Zool .)
Any cursorial bird .
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14 . (
Mech .)
(
a )
A movable slab or rubber used in grinding or polishing a surface of stone .
(
b )
A tool on which lenses are fastened in a group ,
for polishing or grinding .
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Sailor \
Sail "
or \,
n .
One who follows the business of navigating ships or other vessels ;
one who understands the practical management of ships ;
one of the crew of a vessel ;
a mariner ;
a common seaman .
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Syn :
Mariner ;
seaman ;
seafarer .
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{
Sailor '
s choice }. (
Zool .)
(
a )
An excellent marine food fish ({
Diplodus rhomboides },
syn . {
Lagodon rhomboides })
of the Southern United States ;
--
called also {
porgy }, {
squirrel fish }, {
yellowtail },
and {
salt -
water bream }.
(
b )
A species of grunt ({
Orthopristis chrysopterus }
syn .
{
Pomadasys chrysopterus }),
an excellent food fish common on the southern coasts of the United States ; --
called also {
hogfish },
and {
pigfish }.
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Mademoiselle \
Ma `
de *
moi `
selle "\,
n .;
pl . {
Mesdemoiselles }. [
F .,
fr .
ma my ,
f .
of mon demoiselle young lady .
See {
Damsel }.]
1 .
A French title of courtesy given to a girl or an unmarried lady ,
equivalent to the English Miss . --
Goldsmith .
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2 . (
Zool .)
A marine food fish ({
Sciaena chrysura }),
of the Southern United States ; --
called also {
yellowtail },
and {
silver perch }.
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Yellowtail \
Yel "
low *
tail `\,
n . (
Zool .)
(
a )
Any one of several species of marine carangoid fishes of the genus {
Seriola };
especially ,
the large California species ({
Seriola dorsalis })
which sometimes weighs thirty or forty pounds ,
and is highly esteemed as a food fish ; --
called also {
cavasina },
and {
white salmon }.
(
b )
The mademoiselle ,
or silver perch .
(
c )
The menhaden .
(
d )
The runner ,
12 .
(
e )
A California rockfish ({
Sebastodes flavidus }).
(
f )
The sailor '
s choice ({
Diplodus rhomboides }).
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Note :
Several other fishes are also locally called yellowtail .
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