English Explanatory Dictionary

scissortail

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A scissor-tailed flycatcher or Texas bird of paradise (Tyrannus forficatus).
  2. A dragonfly of the genus Microgomphus.
  3. Any of various kinds of fish with forked tails, as the bluefin driftfish (Psenes pellucidus) or a devilfish (genus Assessor)

Word forms

scissortail scissortails

Etymology

From scissor + tail.

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