Tripletail

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Triple-tail \Tri"ple-tail`\, n. (Zool.)
     An edible fish ({Lobotes Surinamensis}) found in the warmer
     parts of all the oceans, and common on the southern and
     middle coasts of the United States. When living it is silvery
     gray, and becomes brown or blackish when dead. Its dorsal and
     anal fins are long, and extend back on each side of the tail.


     It has large silvery scales which are used in the manufacture
     of fancy work. Called also, locally, {black perch},
     {grouper}, and {flasher}.
     [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  tripletail
       n : large food fish of warm waters worldwide having long anal
           and dorsal fins that with caudal fin suggest a
           three-lobed tail