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scissortail

[ siz-er-teyl ]
/ ˈsɪz ərˌteɪl /
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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.
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Origin of scissortail

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