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blacktail
From 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. [1913 Webster] .
From 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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