• (n.) Any species of marine fishes of the genus Trichiurus; esp., T. lepterus of Europe and America. They are long and like a band, with a slender, pointed tail. Called also bladefish. Found on http://thinkexist.com/dictionary/meaning/hairtail/
Hair'tail` (-tāl`) noun (Zoology) Any species of marine fishes of the genus Trichiurus ; esp., T. lepturus of Europe and America. They are long and like a band, with a slender, pointed tail. Called also bladefish . Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/H/6