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scissorstail

noun

Etymology

From scissors + tail.

  1. derived from *deḱ-✻
  2. derived from *doḱ-✻
  3. inherited from *taglą✻
  4. inherited from *tagl✻
  5. inherited from tæġl
  6. inherited from tail
  7. compounded as scissorstail — “scissors + tail”

Definitions

  1. A species of tyrant flycatcher (Tyrannus forficatus) from the southern United States and…

    A species of tyrant flycatcher (Tyrannus forficatus) from the southern United States and Central America, with a long forked tail, and a red patch on the underwing coverts.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA