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Thesaurus: hairtail

Any species of marine fishes of the genus Trichiurus; esp., T. lepterus of Europe and America. They are long and like a band, with a slender, pointed tail. Called also bladefish.

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  1. n. Any species of marine fishes of the genus Trichiurus; esp., T. lepterus of Europe and America. They are long and like a band, with a slender, pointed tail. Called also bladefish.
  2. n. long-bodied">long-bodied marine fishes having a long whiplike scaleless body and sharp teeth; closely related to snake mackerel
  3. Any species of marine fishes of the genus Trichiurus; esp., T. lepterus of Europe and America. They are long and like a band, with a slender, pointed tail. Called also bladefish.
  4. Any species of marine fishes of the genus Trichiurus; esp., T.lepterus of Europe and America. They are long and like a band, with aslender, pointed tail. Called also bladefish.
  5. n long-bodied">long-bodied marine fishes having a long whiplike scaleless body and sharp teeth; closely related to snake mackerel