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tailfan

tailfan noun: the outer part of a bird's tail, farthest from the body.

Noun

tailfan (plural tailfans)

  1. The outer part of a bird's tail, farthest from the body.

Forms of tailfan

pluraltailfans

Origin of tailfan

From tail + fan.

Questions about tailfan

What does tailfan mean?
Tailfan means the outer part of a bird's tail, farthest from the body.
What part of speech is tailfan?
Tailfan is a noun.
What is the plural of tailfan?
The plural of tailfan is tailfans.

Words near tailfan in the dictionary

  1. tailends
  2. tailer
  3. taileron
  4. tailerons
  5. tailers
  6. tailfan
  7. tailfans
  8. tailfeather
  9. tailfeathers
  10. tailfin
  11. tailfins

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