"flagtail" meaning in All languages combined

See flagtail on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: flagtails [plural]
Etymology: From flag + tail. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|flag|tail}} flag + tail Head templates: {{en-noun}} flagtail (plural flagtails)
  1. A perciform fish, of genus Kuhlia, distinctive due to their scaly sheaths around the dorsal and anal fins. Wikipedia link: flagtail Synonyms: aholehole Derived forms: barred flagtail (taxonomic: Kuhlia mugil), dark-margined flagtail (taxonomic: Kuhlia marginata), Hawaiian flagtail (taxonomic: Kuhlia sandvicensis), Rapanui flagtail (taxonomic: Kuhlia nutabunda), rock flagtail (taxonomic: Kuhlia rupestris), silver flagtail (taxonomic: Kuhlia munda), spotted flagtail (taxonomic: Kuhlia marginata)
    Sense id: en-flagtail-en-noun-qkdXr3OK Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Percoid fish

Inflected forms

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