whiptail

whiptail

English

A whiptail (1).

Etymology

whip +‎ tail

Noun

whiptail (plural whiptails)

1. Any of many New World lizards, of the genus Cnemidophorus, that have long, slender tails.
2. A fish, the blue grenadier, Macruronus novaezelandiae.
   • 2009 September 10, William J. Broad, “From Deep Pacific, Ugly and Tasty, With a Catch”, in New York Times‎:

     One of the most popular is the hoki, or whiptail, a bug-eyed specimen found far down in the waters around New Zealand and transformed into a major export.

3. (uncountable) A leaf-distorting disorder in the cauliflower, caused by molybdenum deficiency.
4. The pretty-faced wallaby.
   • 1977, New Zealand Journal of Zoology (volume 4, number 4, page 409)

     Social status may be less important to red-necked wallabies, which, unlike whiptails, are "essentially solitary" (McEvoy 1970).

Translations

whiptail or Macruronus novaezelandiae

Maori: hoki

Anagrams

• tailwhip