tripletail

ˈtrɪplˌteɪl

Definition

Definition of tripletail - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

animal

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fish with a three-lobed tail appearance

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The tripletail is often seen near floating debris.

genus Lobotes

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any fish of the genus Lobotes

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The genus Lobotes includes the well-known tripletail.

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fish with a three-lobed tail appearance
any fish of the genus Lobotes

Origin of tripletail

English, triplet (three) + tail (tail)

Examples of tripletail in a sentence

The tripletail is known for its unique tail shape.
The tripletail is known for its unique shape.

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French:lobote, poisson du genre Lobotes, ...
German:Dreischwanzfisch, Lobotes, ...
Italian:tripletail, pesce tripletail, ...
Spanish:pez tripletail, pez Lobotes, ...
Portuguese:peixe de cauda trilobada, Lobotes tripletail, ...
Chinese:三尾鲷, 鲂鱼, ...
Japanese:トリプルテイル, ロボテス属の魚, ...
Arabic:سَمَكَة الذَّيْل الثُّلاثِي, تْرِيبِل تِيل, ...
Hebrew:דָּג בַּעַל זָנָב בִּשְׁלוֹשָׁה אוֹנוֹת, דָּג מֵסוּג Lobotes, ...
Russian:триплетейл, ...
Ukrainian:трилопатевий, триплетейл, ...
Hindi:ट्रिपलटेल, त्रिपलेटेल, ...
Bengali:ট্রিপলটেইল, ট্রিপলটেইল মাছ, ...
Catalan:peix de cua triple, lobot, ...
Czech:ryba s trojlaločně působícím ocasem, lobot, ...
Danish:trehalet fisk, lobotesfisk, ...
Dutch:drielobbige vis, drievins, ...
Greek:ψάρι με τριπλή ουρά, τριπλέταϊλ, ...
Hungarian:háromkaréjú farkúnak tűnő hal, lobotész, ...
Khmer:ត្រីកន្ទុយបីផ្នែក, ត្រីទ្រីបលថេល, ...
Korean:삼지어, ...
Persian:ماهی سه‌دم, تریپلتیل, ...
Polish:trójpłat, tripletail, ...
Portuguese (BR):peixe tripletail, peixe-tripletail, ...
Romanian:pește tripletail, tripletail, ...
Swedish:trefenad fisk, ...
Thai:ปลาไตรเพล็ตเทล, ปลาทุกชนิดในสกุล Lobotes, ...
Turkish:üç kuyruklu balık, ...
Vietnamese:cá đuôi ba thùy, cá ba đuôi, ...

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