yellowtail Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun superior food fish of the tropical Atlantic and Caribbean with broad yellow stripe along the sides and on the tail
    yellowtail snapper; Ocyurus chrysurus.
  2. noun game fish of southern California and Mexico having a yellow tail fin
    Seriola dorsalis.

WordNet

Yel"low*tail` noun
Definitions
  1. (Zoöl.) (a) 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. (b) The mademoiselle, or silver perch. (c) The menhaden. (d) The runner, 12. (e) A California rockfish (Sebastodes flavidus). (f) The sailor's choice (Diplodus rhomboides). ✍ Several other fishes are also locally called yellowtail.

Webster 1913