Blacktail \Black"tail`\, n. [Black + tail.] 1. (Zool.) A fish; the ruff or pope. [1913 Webster] 2. (Zool.) The black-tailed deer ({Cervus Columbianus} or {Cariacus Columbianus}) of California and Oregon; also, the mule deer of the Rocky Mountains. See {Mule deer}. [1913 Webster]