scissortail

[ siz-er-teyl ]

/ ˈsɪz ərˌteɪl /

noun

Also called scis·sor·tailed fly·catcher

[siz-er-teyld] /ˈsɪz ərˌteɪld/. a flycatcher, Muscivora forficatus, of the southern U.S., Mexico, and Central America, having a long, deeply forked tail.

any of various other birds having a long, forked tail.

Nearby words

scissors, scissors chair, scissors jack, scissors kick, scissors truss, scissortail, scissura, scissure, scituate, sciurid, sciurine

Origin of scissortail

First recorded in 1830–40; scissor(s) + tail¹