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Grenadier vs Rattail - What's the difference?

grenadier | rattail | Synonyms |

Grenadier is a synonym of rattail.


As nouns the difference between grenadier and rattail

is that grenadier is a type of soldier, originally one who threw grenades, later a member of a company formed from the tallest men of the regiment; now specifically, a member of the (grenadier guards) while rattail is any of the large dark-colored deep-sea fish of the macrouridae family of ray-finned fish.

grenadier

English

(wikipedia grenadier)

Noun

(en noun)
  • A type of soldier, originally one who threw grenades, later a member of a company formed from the tallest men of the regiment; now specifically, a member of the (Grenadier Guards).
  • Any of various African weaverbirds or waxbills, especially the common grenadier or the red bishop.
  • Any of various deep-sea fish of the family Macrouridae that have a large head and body and a long tapering tail; a rattail.

    • Anagrams

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    rattail

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • Any of the large dark-colored deep-sea fish of the Macrouridae family of ray-finned fish.
  • A hairstyle characterized by a long lock of tail-like hair dangling from the back of the head.

    • Synonyms

    * (fish) grenadier, macrourid, whiptail

    External links

    * ("rattail" on Wikipedia) * (Macrouridae) * (Macrouridae)