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blacktail
/ˈblækˌteɪl/
noun 5
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1BLACKTAIL + NOUN
stone
Definitions
noun
1
A fish: the ruffe or pope (Gymnocephalus cernua)
[…] the blacke taile Perch [which ſome take for a Ruffe, others for a ſea Breame:]
Melarunus, the Black-tail, a kind of Perch of Ruff, a Fiſh; it alſo taken for a Sea-bream: […]
2
A black-tailed deer (Odocoileus hemionus columbianus), of California and Oregon.
3
A mule deer, of the Rocky Mountains.
4
Certain fish with black tails:
5
Certain fish with black tails:
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[…] the blacke taile Perch [which ſome take for a Ruffe, others for a ſea Breame:]
Wiktionary02
Melarunus, the Black-tail, a kind of Perch of Ruff, a Fiſh; it alſo taken for a Sea-bream: […]
Wiktionary03
A perch-like fish of European waters, the blacktail, striped or stone perch, is also known as a ruff or ruffe.
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