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square⋅tail

[skwair-teyl]
–noun
any of several fishes of the genus Tetragonurus, inhabiting deep waters of tropical and temperate seas, having a squarish tail and an armor of tough, bony scales.

Origin:
1835–45; square + tail 1
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brook trout  
n.  A freshwater game fish (Salvelinus fontinalis) of eastern North America. Also called speckled trout, squaretail.
square·tail   (skwâr'tāl')   
n.  See brook trout.
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