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Definition of Rattail
1. Noun. Deep-sea fish with a large head and body and long tapering tail.
Exact synonyms: Grenadier, Rattail Fish
Generic synonyms: Gadoid, Gadoid Fish
Group relationships: Family Macrouridae, Family Macruridae, Macrouridae, Macruridae
Generic synonyms: Gadoid, Gadoid Fish
Group relationships: Family Macrouridae, Family Macruridae, Macrouridae, Macruridae
Definition of Rattail
1. a. Like a rat's tail in form; as, a rat-tail file, which is round, slender, and tapering. See Illust. of File.
2. n. An excrescence growing from the pastern to the middle of the shank of a horse.
Definition of Rattail
1. a marine fish [n -S]