1.
[syn: black-tailed deer, blacktail deer, blacktail, Odocoileus hemionus columbianus]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Ruff \Ruff\, Ruffe \Ruffe\, n. [OE. ruffe.] (Zool.)
A small freshwater European perch (Acerina vulgaris); --
called also pope, blacktail, and stone perch, or
striped perch.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Blacktail \Black"tail`\, n. [Black + tail.]
1. (Zool.) A fish; the ruff or pope.
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2. (Zool.) The black-tailed deer (Cervus Columbianus or
Cariacus Columbianus) of California and Oregon; also,
the mule deer of the Rocky Mountains. See Mule deer.
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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
blacktail
n 1: mule deer of western Rocky Mountains [syn: black-tailed
deer, blacktail deer, blacktail, Odocoileus hemionus
columbianus]