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scissorstail

scissorstail noun: 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.

Noun

scissorstail (plural scissorstails)

  1. 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.

Synonyms of scissorstail

Forms of scissorstail

pluralscissorstails

Origin of scissorstail

From scissors + tail.

Questions about scissorstail

What does scissorstail mean?
Scissorstail means 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.
What part of speech is scissorstail?
Scissorstail is a noun.
What is the plural of scissorstail?
The plural of scissorstail is scissorstails.

Words near scissorstail in the dictionary

  1. scissorsed
  2. scissorses
  3. scissorsing
  4. scissorsmith
  5. scissorsmiths
  6. scissorstail
  7. scissorstails
  8. scissortail
  9. scissortails
  10. scissorwise
  11. scissura

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