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scissortail

[ siz-er-teyl ]

noun

  1. Also called scissor·tailed flycatcher [siz, -er-teyld]. a flycatcher, Muscivora forficatus, of the southern U.S., Mexico, and Central America, having a long, deeply forked tail. tails.
  2. any of various other birds having a long, forked tail. tails.


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Word History and Origins

Origin of scissortail1

First recorded in 1830–40; scissor(s) + tail 1

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