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  2  definitions  found 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Triple-tail  \Tri"ple-tail`\,  n.  (Zo["o]l.) 
  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}. 
 
  From  WordNet  r  1.6  [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 




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