whiptail

plural whiptails

1. countableuncountableAny of many New World lizards, of the family Teiidae, that have long, slender tails.
2. countableuncountableA fish, blue grenadier (Macruronus novaezelandiae).

   One of the most popular is the hoki, or whiptail, a bug-eyed specimen found far down in the waters around New Zealand and transformed into a major export.

   2009 September 10, William J. Broad, “From Deep Pacific, Ugly and Tasty, With a Catch”, in New York Times

3. uncountableA leaf-distorting disorder in the cauliflower, caused by molybdenum deficiency.
4. countableuncountableA pretty-faced wallaby (Macropus parryi).

   Social status may be less important to red-necked wallabies, which, unlike whiptails, are "essentially solitary" (McEvoy 1970).

   1977, New Zealand Journal of Zoology, volume 4, number 4, page 409

5. countableuncountableA catfish of species Dasyloricaria filamentosa.