meaning of yellowtail
1. 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.
2. The mademoiselle, or silver perch.
3. The menhaden.
4. The runner, 12.
5. A California rockfish (Sebastodes flavidus).
6. The sailors choice (Diplodus rhomboides).
7. game fish of southern California and Mexico having a yellow tail fin
Related Words
yellowtail | yellowtail flounder | yellowtail snapper |
