English words for 'Alternative form of yellowtail reef fish.'
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noun
- Any of various fish with yellow fins.
- especially, yellowfin tuna (Thunnus albacares, in family Scombridae)
- yellowfin surgeon (Acanthurus xanthopterus, in family Acanthuridae)
- yellowfin sole (Limanda aspera)
- yellowfin madtom (Noturus flavipinnis, in family Ictaluridae)
- yellowfin pike (Dinolestes lewini, in family Dinolestidae)
- yellowfin bream, any of several species in family Sparidae
- yellow-fin perchlet (Ambassis elongatus, in family Ambassidae)
- yellowfin fairy wrasse (Cirrhilabrus flavidorsalis, in family Labridae)
- yellowfin croaker (Umbrina roncador, in family Sciaenidae)
- yellowfin cutthroat trout (†Oncorhynchus clarkii macdonaldi, in the family Salmonidae)
- yellowfin sea bream, any of several species in family Sparidae
- yellowfin whiting (Sillago schomburgkii, in family Sillaginidae)
- yellowfin grouper (Mycteroperca venenosa, in family Serranidae)
- may reach 400 pounds; worldwide in tropics
noun
noun
- superior food fish of the tropical Atlantic and Caribbean with broad yellow stripe along the sides and on the tail
- game fish of southern California and Mexico having a yellow tail fin
- yellowtail flounder (Limanda ferruginea).
- A yellow-tailed oriole (Icterus mesomelas), a passerine bird in the New World family Icteridae.
- Atlantic bumper (Chloroscombrus chrysurus).
- Japanese amberjack (Seriola quinqueradiata), native to the northwest Pacific, often used in sushi, .
- A yellow-tailed black cockatoo (Calyptorhynchus funereus), a large cockatoo native to the south-east of Australia.
- A European moth (Euproctis similis)
- yellowtail horse mackerel (Trachurus novaezelandiae).
- yellowtail amberjack (Seriola lalandi).
- whitespotted devil (Plectroglyphidodon lacrymatus).
- A yellow-tailed woolly monkey (Oreonax flavicauda), a New World primate endemic to Peru.
- yellowtail snapper (Ocyurus chrysurus).
adj
noun
- A yellowheaded jawfish (Opistognathus aurifrons).
- A yellowhead butterflyfish (Chaetodon xanthocephalus).
- A plant of species Zanthoxylum flavum, related to citrus.
- A mohua (Mohoua ochrocephala), a bird of New Zealand.
- A plant of some species of genus Inula of the daisy family.
- (informal) A pimple or pustule without a blackhead.
- A plant in genus Trichoptilium, in the daisy family.
noun
noun
noun
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noun
- spiny-finned freshwater food and game fishes
- support consisting of a branch or rod that serves as a resting place (especially for a bird)
- a linear measure of 16.5 feet
- any of numerous fishes of America and Europe
- any of numerous spiny-finned fishes of various families of the order Perciformes
- an elevated place serving as a seat
- a square rod of land
- (textiles) A frame used to examine cloth.
- A bar used to support a candle, especially in a church.
- (Ghana) Distichodus engycephalus, Distichodus rostratus
- (figuratively) A position that is overly elevated or haughty.
- Any of the three species of spiny-finned freshwater fish in the genus Perca.
- (theater) A platform for lights to be directed at the stage.
- (Australia) Johnius belangerii, Macquaria ambigua, Macquaria colonorum, Macquaria novemaculeata, Nemadactylus macropterus
- (South Africa) Acanthopagrus berda
- (figuratively) A position that is secure and advantageous, especially one which is prominent or elevated.
- Several similar species in the order Perciformes, such as the grouper.
- A pole connecting the fore gear and hind gear of a spring carriage; a reach.
- (UK) Lateolabrax japonicus, Tautogolabrus adspersus
- A rod, staff, tree branch, ledge, etc., used as a roost by a bird.
- A cubic measure of stonework equal to 16.6 × 1.5 × 1 feet.
- (US) Kyphosus azureus
verb
- sit, as on a branch
- cause to perch or sit
- to come to rest, settle
- (intransitive) To stay in an elevated position.
- (transitive, intransitive, textiles) To inspect cloth using a perch.
- (transitive) To place something on (or as if on) a perch.
- (intransitive) To rest on a perch (especially, of a bird); to roost.
- (intransitive) To sit upon the edge of something.
noun
- chiefly tropical marine fishes with fleshy lips and powerful teeth; usually brightly colored
- Any one of numerous edible, marine, spiny-finned fishes of the family Labridae, of which several species are found in the Mediterranean and on the Atlantic coast of Europe. Many of the species are brightly colored.
noun
- Any of various fish with yellow fins.
- especially, yellowfin tuna (Thunnus albacares, in family Scombridae)
- yellowfin surgeon (Acanthurus xanthopterus, in family Acanthuridae)
- yellowfin sole (Limanda aspera)
- yellowfin madtom (Noturus flavipinnis, in family Ictaluridae)
- yellowfin pike (Dinolestes lewini, in family Dinolestidae)
- yellowfin bream, any of several species in family Sparidae
- yellow-fin perchlet (Ambassis elongatus, in family Ambassidae)
- yellowfin fairy wrasse (Cirrhilabrus flavidorsalis, in family Labridae)
- yellowfin croaker (Umbrina roncador, in family Sciaenidae)
- yellowfin cutthroat trout (†Oncorhynchus clarkii macdonaldi, in the family Salmonidae)
- yellowfin sea bream, any of several species in family Sparidae
- yellowfin whiting (Sillago schomburgkii, in family Sillaginidae)
- yellowfin grouper (Mycteroperca venenosa, in family Serranidae)
- may reach 400 pounds; worldwide in tropics
noun
noun
- superior food fish of the tropical Atlantic and Caribbean with broad yellow stripe along the sides and on the tail
- game fish of southern California and Mexico having a yellow tail fin
- yellowtail flounder (Limanda ferruginea).
- A yellow-tailed oriole (Icterus mesomelas), a passerine bird in the New World family Icteridae.
- Atlantic bumper (Chloroscombrus chrysurus).
- Japanese amberjack (Seriola quinqueradiata), native to the northwest Pacific, often used in sushi, .
- A yellow-tailed black cockatoo (Calyptorhynchus funereus), a large cockatoo native to the south-east of Australia.
- A European moth (Euproctis similis)
- yellowtail horse mackerel (Trachurus novaezelandiae).
- yellowtail amberjack (Seriola lalandi).
- whitespotted devil (Plectroglyphidodon lacrymatus).
- A yellow-tailed woolly monkey (Oreonax flavicauda), a New World primate endemic to Peru.
- yellowtail snapper (Ocyurus chrysurus).
adj
noun
- A yellowheaded jawfish (Opistognathus aurifrons).
- A yellowhead butterflyfish (Chaetodon xanthocephalus).
- A plant of species Zanthoxylum flavum, related to citrus.
- A mohua (Mohoua ochrocephala), a bird of New Zealand.
- A plant of some species of genus Inula of the daisy family.
- (informal) A pimple or pustule without a blackhead.
- A plant in genus Trichoptilium, in the daisy family.
noun
noun
noun
noun
- spiny-finned freshwater food and game fishes
- support consisting of a branch or rod that serves as a resting place (especially for a bird)
- a linear measure of 16.5 feet
- any of numerous fishes of America and Europe
- any of numerous spiny-finned fishes of various families of the order Perciformes
- an elevated place serving as a seat
- a square rod of land
- (textiles) A frame used to examine cloth.
- A bar used to support a candle, especially in a church.
- (Ghana) Distichodus engycephalus, Distichodus rostratus
- (figuratively) A position that is overly elevated or haughty.
- Any of the three species of spiny-finned freshwater fish in the genus Perca.
- (theater) A platform for lights to be directed at the stage.
- (Australia) Johnius belangerii, Macquaria ambigua, Macquaria colonorum, Macquaria novemaculeata, Nemadactylus macropterus
- (South Africa) Acanthopagrus berda
- (figuratively) A position that is secure and advantageous, especially one which is prominent or elevated.
- Several similar species in the order Perciformes, such as the grouper.
- A pole connecting the fore gear and hind gear of a spring carriage; a reach.
- (UK) Lateolabrax japonicus, Tautogolabrus adspersus
- A rod, staff, tree branch, ledge, etc., used as a roost by a bird.
- A cubic measure of stonework equal to 16.6 × 1.5 × 1 feet.
- (US) Kyphosus azureus
verb
- sit, as on a branch
- cause to perch or sit
- to come to rest, settle
- (intransitive) To stay in an elevated position.
- (transitive, intransitive, textiles) To inspect cloth using a perch.
- (transitive) To place something on (or as if on) a perch.
- (intransitive) To rest on a perch (especially, of a bird); to roost.
- (intransitive) To sit upon the edge of something.
noun
- chiefly tropical marine fishes with fleshy lips and powerful teeth; usually brightly colored
- Any one of numerous edible, marine, spiny-finned fishes of the family Labridae, of which several species are found in the Mediterranean and on the Atlantic coast of Europe. Many of the species are brightly colored.
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