Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

   2. (Zo["o]l.) Any marine fish of the genus {Macrurus}, in
      which the body and tail taper to a point; they mostly
      inhabit the deep sea; -- called also {onion fish}, and
      {rat-tail fish}.

   3. (Zo["o]l.) A bright-colored South African grosbeak
      ({Pyromelana orix}), having the back red and the lower
      parts black.