scissortail
scissortail · scissortails
A scissor-tailed flycatcher or Texas bird of paradiseA scissor-tailed flycatcher or Texas bird of paradise (Tyrannus forficatus).
Meaning
3 sensesA scissor-tailed flycatcher or Texas bird of paradise (Tyrannus forficatus).
A dragonfly of the genus Microgomphus.
Any of various kinds of fish with forked tails, as the bluefin driftfish (Psenes pellucidus) or a devilfish (genus Assessor)
More definitions
- grey flycatcher of the southwestern United States and Mexico and Central America having a long forked tail and white breast and salmon and scarlet markings
Origin
From scissor + tail.From scissor + tail.
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Forms
plural: scissortails| Singular | scissortail |
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Synonyms
2 synonymsClose in meaning
- grey flycatcher of the southwestern United States and Mexico and Central America having a long forked tail and white breast and salmon and scarlet markings:scissortailed flycatcherMuscivora-forficata