"flagtail" meaning in English

See flagtail in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Etymology: From flag + tail. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|flag|tail}} flag + tail Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} flagtail (not comparable)
  1. Having a tail resembling a flag in some way, such as by colored stripes. Tags: not-comparable
    Sense id: en-flagtail-en-adj-nUxGMGa5 Derived forms: flagtail blanquillo (taxonomic: Malacanthus brevirostris), flagtail catfish (taxonomic: Dianema urostriatum), flagtail cod (alt: Cephalipholis urodeta), flagtail dartgoby (taxonomic: Ptereleotris uroditaenia), flagtail flathead (taxonomic: Platycephalus endrachtensis), flagtail glassfish (taxonomic: Ambassis miops), flagtail grouper (alt: Cephalipholis urodeta), flagtail grunter (taxonomic: Terapon theraps), flagtail panda corydoras (alt: Hoplisoma oiapoquense), flagtail pipefish (taxonomic: Doryrhamphus negrosensis), flagtail prochilodus (taxonomic: Semaprochilodus insignis), flagtail rockcod, flagtail rock-cod (alt: Cephalipholis urodeta), flagtail shrimpgoby, flagtail shrimp-goby (taxonomic: Amblyeleotris yanoi), flagtail surgeonfish (taxonomic: Paracanthurus hepatus), flagtail swellshark (taxonomic: Cephaloscyllium signourum), flagtail tetra (taxonomic: Moenkhausia bonita), flagtail tilefish (taxonomic: Malacanthus brevirostris), flagtail triggerfish (taxonomic: Sufflamen chrysopterum), flagtail trumpeter (taxonomic: Terapon theraps)

Noun

Forms: flagtails [plural]
Etymology: From flag + tail. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|flag|tail}} flag + tail Head templates: {{en-noun}} flagtail (plural flagtails)
  1. Any of genus Kuhlia of perciform fish, having distinctive scaly sheaths around the dorsal and anal fins. Synonyms: aholehole
    Sense id: en-flagtail-en-noun-wAvTnhBu Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Percoid fish Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 6 94 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 5 95 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 4 96 Disambiguation of Percoid fish: 2 98 Derived forms: barred flagtail (taxonomic: Kuhlia mugil), dark-margin flagtail, dark-margined flagtail (taxonomic: Kuhlia marginata), fiveband flagtail, fivebar flagtail, five-bar flagtail (taxonomic: Kuhlia mugil), flagtailed terapon (taxonomic: Amniataba caudavittata), Hawaiian flagtail (taxonomic: Kuhlia sandvicensis), orange-finned flagtail (taxonomic: Kuhlia marginata), Rapanui flagtail (taxonomic: Kuhlia nutabunda), reticulated flagtail (taxonomic: Kuhlia sandvicensis), rock flagtail (taxonomic: Kuhlia rupestris), silver flagtail (taxonomic: Kuhlia munda), spotted flagtail (taxonomic: Kuhlia marginata), strange-tailed flagtail (taxonomic: Kuhlia xenura)

Inflected forms

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          "taxonomic": "Kuhlia mugil",
          "word": "barred flagtail"
        },
        {
          "word": "dark-margin flagtail"
        },
        {
          "taxonomic": "Kuhlia marginata",
          "word": "dark-margined flagtail"
        },
        {
          "word": "fiveband flagtail"
        },
        {
          "word": "fivebar flagtail"
        },
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          "taxonomic": "Kuhlia mugil",
          "word": "five-bar flagtail"
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          "taxonomic": "Amniataba caudavittata",
          "word": "flagtailed terapon"
        },
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          "taxonomic": "Kuhlia sandvicensis",
          "word": "Hawaiian flagtail"
        },
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          "taxonomic": "Kuhlia marginata",
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        },
        {
          "taxonomic": "Kuhlia nutabunda",
          "word": "Rapanui flagtail"
        },
        {
          "taxonomic": "Kuhlia sandvicensis",
          "word": "reticulated flagtail"
        },
        {
          "taxonomic": "Kuhlia rupestris",
          "word": "rock flagtail"
        },
        {
          "taxonomic": "Kuhlia munda",
          "word": "silver flagtail"
        },
        {
          "taxonomic": "Kuhlia marginata",
          "word": "spotted flagtail"
        },
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        {
          "word": "aholehole"
        }
      ]
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  ],
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          "taxonomic": "Malacanthus brevirostris",
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          "taxonomic": "Dianema urostriatum",
          "word": "flagtail catfish"
        },
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          "alt": "Cephalipholis urodeta",
          "word": "flagtail cod"
        },
        {
          "taxonomic": "Ptereleotris uroditaenia",
          "word": "flagtail dartgoby"
        },
        {
          "taxonomic": "Platycephalus endrachtensis",
          "word": "flagtail flathead"
        },
        {
          "taxonomic": "Ambassis miops",
          "word": "flagtail glassfish"
        },
        {
          "alt": "Cephalipholis urodeta",
          "word": "flagtail grouper"
        },
        {
          "taxonomic": "Terapon theraps",
          "word": "flagtail grunter"
        },
        {
          "alt": "Hoplisoma oiapoquense",
          "word": "flagtail panda corydoras"
        },
        {
          "taxonomic": "Doryrhamphus negrosensis",
          "word": "flagtail pipefish"
        },
        {
          "taxonomic": "Semaprochilodus insignis",
          "word": "flagtail prochilodus"
        },
        {
          "word": "flagtail rockcod"
        },
        {
          "alt": "Cephalipholis urodeta",
          "word": "flagtail rock-cod"
        },
        {
          "word": "flagtail shrimpgoby"
        },
        {
          "taxonomic": "Amblyeleotris yanoi",
          "word": "flagtail shrimp-goby"
        },
        {
          "taxonomic": "Paracanthurus hepatus",
          "word": "flagtail surgeonfish"
        },
        {
          "taxonomic": "Cephaloscyllium signourum",
          "word": "flagtail swellshark"
        },
        {
          "taxonomic": "Moenkhausia bonita",
          "word": "flagtail tetra"
        },
        {
          "taxonomic": "Malacanthus brevirostris",
          "word": "flagtail tilefish"
        },
        {
          "taxonomic": "Sufflamen chrysopterum",
          "word": "flagtail triggerfish"
        },
        {
          "taxonomic": "Terapon theraps",
          "word": "flagtail trumpeter"
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      "taxonomic": "Kuhlia mugil",
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      "taxonomic": "Amniataba caudavittata",
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      "taxonomic": "Kuhlia sandvicensis",
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    },
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      "taxonomic": "Kuhlia marginata",
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    },
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      "taxonomic": "Kuhlia nutabunda",
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    },
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      "word": "reticulated flagtail"
    },
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      "taxonomic": "Kuhlia rupestris",
      "word": "rock flagtail"
    },
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      "taxonomic": "Kuhlia munda",
      "word": "silver flagtail"
    },
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      "taxonomic": "Kuhlia marginata",
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      "word": "aholehole"
    }
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    },
    {
      "alt": "Cephalipholis urodeta",
      "word": "flagtail cod"
    },
    {
      "taxonomic": "Ptereleotris uroditaenia",
      "word": "flagtail dartgoby"
    },
    {
      "taxonomic": "Platycephalus endrachtensis",
      "word": "flagtail flathead"
    },
    {
      "taxonomic": "Ambassis miops",
      "word": "flagtail glassfish"
    },
    {
      "alt": "Cephalipholis urodeta",
      "word": "flagtail grouper"
    },
    {
      "taxonomic": "Terapon theraps",
      "word": "flagtail grunter"
    },
    {
      "alt": "Hoplisoma oiapoquense",
      "word": "flagtail panda corydoras"
    },
    {
      "taxonomic": "Doryrhamphus negrosensis",
      "word": "flagtail pipefish"
    },
    {
      "taxonomic": "Semaprochilodus insignis",
      "word": "flagtail prochilodus"
    },
    {
      "word": "flagtail rockcod"
    },
    {
      "alt": "Cephalipholis urodeta",
      "word": "flagtail rock-cod"
    },
    {
      "word": "flagtail shrimpgoby"
    },
    {
      "taxonomic": "Amblyeleotris yanoi",
      "word": "flagtail shrimp-goby"
    },
    {
      "taxonomic": "Paracanthurus hepatus",
      "word": "flagtail surgeonfish"
    },
    {
      "taxonomic": "Cephaloscyllium signourum",
      "word": "flagtail swellshark"
    },
    {
      "taxonomic": "Moenkhausia bonita",
      "word": "flagtail tetra"
    },
    {
      "taxonomic": "Malacanthus brevirostris",
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      "taxonomic": "Sufflamen chrysopterum",
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