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splittail

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split⋅tail

[split-teyl]
–noun
a minnow, Pogonichthys macrolepidotus, of the Sacramento River, having the upper lobe of the tail much longer than the lower lobe: habitat changes have greatly reduced its numbers.

Origin:
1880–85, Americanism; split + tail 1
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