head-and-tail light: Meaning and Definition of

head'-and-tail' light"

Pronunciation: (hed'n tāl'), [key]
  1. a small South American characin fish, Hemmigrammus ocellifer, having shiny red eyes and tail spots, often kept in aquariums. Also called
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