noun.
Originally, a soldier who threw hand-grenades.
noun.
A South African weaver-bird, Ploceus (Pyromelana) oryx: so called from its brilliant red and black plumage.
noun.
A fish, Macrurus fabricii or M. rupestris, found in deep water of the North Atlantic. Also called rattail.
noun.
plural The family Macruridæ.