"split-tail" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: split-tails [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} split-tail (plural split-tails)
  1. A California fish (Pogonichthys macrolepidotus) of the carp family. Categories (lifeform): Leuciscine fish
    Sense id: en-split-tail-en-noun-5OT7uoEJ Disambiguation of Leuciscine fish: 52 44 5
  2. The pintail duck. Categories (lifeform): Dabbling ducks, Leuciscine fish
    Sense id: en-split-tail-en-noun-cSU9DNwt Disambiguation of Dabbling ducks: 4 88 8 Disambiguation of Leuciscine fish: 52 44 5 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 1 88 11 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 2 92 5 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 2 93 5
  3. (US, military, slang, possibly offensive) A woman. Tags: US, offensive, possibly, slang Categories (topical): Military
    Sense id: en-split-tail-en-noun-4BmJEEJs Categories (other): American English Topics: government, military, politics, war

Inflected forms

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