Yellowtail (Noun)
Meaning 1
Superior food fish of the tropical Atlantic and Caribbean with broad yellow stripe along the sides and on the tail.
Classification
Nouns denoting animals.
Examples
- The chef's special of the day was a grilled yellowtail served with a side of mango salsa.
- Yellowtail is a popular game fish in the Caribbean, prized for its strong fighting ability and good flavor.
- The scuba divers were thrilled to see a large school of yellowtail swimming alongside the coral reef.
- At the seafood market, the vendor recommended the fresh yellowtail as a good choice for sashimi.
- The fishing charter captain knew that the yellowtail were likely to be found near the underwater drop-off, where the water was deepest.
Synonyms
Meaning 2
Game fish of southern California and Mexico having a yellow tail fin.
Classification
Nouns denoting animals.
Examples
- Anglers often catch yellowtail in the warm waters of San Diego Bay, which can be cooked into delicious tacos.
- During peak fishing season, hundreds of fishermen target the yellowtail in Catalina's Farnsworth Banks.
- Our sportfishing tour encountered an epic battle between a school of blue sharks and a leaping yellowtail near Santa Catalina Island.
- Sport fishing boat crews scan for giant squid but enjoy releasing this striking, pan-sized yellowtail common near Cortez Banks.
- Big Bait Charter led my grandfather and friends in hand hooking of fast fleeing California sea lion surrounded Yellowtail spotted before catch offshore Newport on Fathers' day,1996.