rattail

== English == === Alternative forms === rat-tail === Etymology === From rat +‎ tail: all of the nonliteral senses come from something else's fancied resemblance to the tail of a rat. === Pronunciation === enPR: răt′-tāl′, IPA(key): /ˈɹæt.teɪl/ Rhymes: -æteɪl === Noun === rattail (plural rattails) Any of the large dark-colored deep-sea fish of the Macrouridae family of ray-finned fish. Synonyms: grenadier, macrourid, whiptail A fish, a California chimera (Hydrolagus colliei, syn. Chimaera colliei). A hairstyle characterized by a long lock of tail-like hair dangling from the back of the head; the dangling lock itself. A type of file (cutting tool) with a round cross section and usually also a taper toward the distal end. Synonym: rat-tail file (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. An excrescence growing from the pastern to the middle of the shank of a horse. The flowering plant Stachytarpheta cayennensis. ==== Hypernyms ==== tail (structural) ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== ==== See also ==== (hairstyle): mullet === References === === Further reading === rattail on Wikipedia.Wikipedia Macrouridae on Wikispecies.Wikispecies Category:Macrouridae on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons