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flagtail

The English word “flagtail” has 2 meanings listed here.

noun

  1. Any member of the genus Kuhlia of perciform fish, having distinctive scaly sheaths around the dorsal and anal fins.

adjective

  1. Having a tail resembling a flag in some way, such as by colored stripes.

Etymology

From flag + tail.

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