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Pronunciation varies by accent · noun
(countable, uncountable) (A) jack (edible fish of the genus Caranx or Trachurus)..
But if fishing for striped bass is a piscatorial religion, then fishing for hardtails is its cultish counterpart.
Hardtail invasion all over the island: bonito, albies, Spanish/chub/Atlantic/frigate mackerel, even skipjack tuna.
He'll ride a horse now and then, but he prefers them long-eared hardtails.
Use hardtail when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Hardtail means (countable, uncountable) (A) jack (edible fish of the genus Caranx or Trachurus)..
The closest synonym depends on the sentence and intended sense.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
But if fishing for striped bass is a piscatorial religion, then fishing for hardtails is its cultish counterpart.
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