yellow-tail — ODE

yellow-tail /ˈjɛləʊteɪl/

▸ noun

1 (also yellow-tail moth) a white tussock moth with a tuft of yellow hairs on the tip of the abdomen. The caterpillars have irritant hairs and can be a pest of fruit trees.

Euproctis similis, family Lymantriidae.

(plural yellow-tail or plural yellowtails)

(usually yellowtail) a marine fish which has yellow coloration on the tail, especially a fish of the jack family.

Several species, especially of the genus Seriola, family Carangidae.