yellowtail : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: yellowtail	by the DICT Development Group
5 results for yellowtail
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
yellowtail n superior food fish of the tropical Atlantic and Caribbean with broad yellow stripe along the sides and on the tail Synonym(s): yellowtail, yellowtail snapper, Ocyurus chrysurus game fish of southern California and Mexico having a yellow tail fin Synonym(s): yellowtail, Seriola dorsalis
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
d8Mademoiselle \[d8]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. 2. (Zo[94]l.) A marine food fish ({Sci[91]na chrysura}), of the Southern United States; -- called also {yellowtail}, and {silver perch}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Yellowtail \Yel"low*tail`\, n. (Zo[94]l.) (a) Any one of several species of marine carangoid fishes of the genus {Seriola}; especially, the large California species ({S. 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}). Note: Several other fishes are also locally called yellowtail.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
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. 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. 11. The movable piece to which the ribs of an umbrella are attached. 12. (Zo[94]l.) 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. 13. (Zo[94]l.) Any cursorial bird. 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.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
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. Syn: Mariner; seaman; seafarer. {Sailor's choice}. (Zo[94]l.) (a) An excellent marine food fish ({Diplodus, [or] Lagodon, rhomboides}) of the Southern United States; -- called also {porgy}, {squirrel fish}, {yellowtail}, and {salt-water bream}. (b) A species of grunt ({Orthopristis, [or] Pomadasys, chrysopterus}), an excellent food fish common on the southern coasts of the United States; -- called also {hogfish}, and {pigfish}.