[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

rat-tail \rat"-tail`\ ra^t"t=al`, a.
   like a rat's tail in form; as, a rat-tail file, which is
   round, slender, and tapering. see illust. of file.
   1913 webster
see also:
file 

[2] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

rat-tail \rat"-tail`\, n.
   1. far. pl. an excrescence growing from the pastern to the
      middle of the shank of a horse.
      1913 webster

   2. zool.
      a the california chimaera. see chimaera.
      b any fish of the genus macrurus. see grenadier, 2.
          1913 webster
see also:
chimaera macrurus grenadier 

[3] : WordNet (r) 2.0

rattail
     n : deep-sea fish with a large head and body and long tapering
         tail syn: grenadier, rattail fish
see also:
grenadier rattail fish 

[4] : Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0

20 moby thesaurus words for "rattail":
   braid, brush, bun, cauda, caudal appendage, caudation, chignon,
   coil, cue, dock, fantail, knot, pigtail, plait, queue, stub, tail,
   tailpiece, topknot, twist

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