tripletail in British English
(ˈtrɪpəlˌteɪl)
nounWord forms: plural -tail or -tails
any percoid fish of the family Lobotidae, esp Lobotes surinamensis, of brackish waters of SE Asia, having tail-like dorsal and anal fins
tripletail in American English
(ˈtrɪpəlˌteɪl)
noun
any of a family (Lobotidae) of percoid fishes that have large, trailing dorsal and anal fins; esp., a large food fish (Lobotes surinamensis) of warm W Atlantic waters
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