spaghetti tag
n.— «The Alaska Department of Fish and Game tagged the shark Foy caught with what is known as a spaghetti tag in Prince William Sound in 1999. She is No. 990432 and was tagged with about 230 other sharks that year.» —“Scientist nets look into sharks” by Deanna Cooper Kodiak Daily Mirror (Alaska) Feb. 8, 2007. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
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