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scissortails

scissortails is the plural of scissortail.

Meaning of scissortail

Noun

scissortail (plural scissortails)

  1. A scissor-tailed flycatcher or Texas bird of paradise (Tyrannus forficatus).
  2. A dragonfly of the genus Microgomphus.
  3. Any of various kinds of fish with forked tails, as the bluefin driftfish (Psenes pellucidus) or a devilfish (genus Assessor)

Questions about scissortails

What is scissortails the plural of?
Scissortails is the plural of scissortail.

Words near scissortails in the dictionary

  1. scissorsmith
  2. scissorsmiths
  3. scissorstail
  4. scissorstails
  5. scissortail
  6. scissortails
  7. scissorwise
  8. scissura
  9. scissure
  10. scissurellid
  11. scissurellids

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