Associations to the word «Rattail»

Wiktionary

RATTAIL, noun. Any of the large dark-colored deep-sea fish of the Macrouridae family of ray-finned fish.
RATTAIL, noun. A hairstyle characterized by a long lock of tail-like hair dangling from the back of the head.
RATTAIL CRASSULA, noun. A plant of the species Crassula muscosa, native to South Africa.
RATTAIL RADISH, noun. Alternative spelling of rat-tail radish
RATTAIL RADISHES, noun. Plural of rattail radish

Dictionary definition

RATTAIL, noun. Deep-sea fish with a large head and body and long tapering tail.

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats