rattail

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Synonyms: cattail, rat-tail, rat tail

Antonyms: cattail, rat-tail, rat tail

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Noun

1. {{senseid|en|ray-finned fish of family Macrouridae}} Any of the large dark-colored [[deep-sea]] [[fish]] of the {{taxfmt|Macrouridae|family}} family of [[ray-finned]] fish.
2. A [[fish]], a {{vern|California chimera}} ({{taxlink|Hydrolagus colliei|species}}, syn. {{taxlink|Chimaera colliei|species}}).
3. {{senseid|en|hairstyle or its dangling lock}} A [[hairstyle]] characterized by a long lock of [[tail]]-like hair dangling from the back of the [[head]]; the dangling lock itself.
4. {{senseid|en|rattail file}} A type of [[file#Noun|file]] (cutting tool) with a round [[cross section]] and usually also a [[taper]] toward the distal end.
5. {{lb|en|slang}} A [[towel]] that has been tightly twisted along the diagonal to make a rudimentary whip with a towel corner at the tip, typically used in juvenile pranks.
6. An [[excrescence]] growing from the [[pastern]] to the middle of the [[shank]] of a [[horse]].<ref>{{R:Webster 1913}}</ref>
7. The [[flowering plant]] {{taxlink|Stachytarpheta cayennensis|species}}.

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