scissor-tailed

A form of scissors-tailed — Having a long, forked tail, with the outer tail feathers by far the longest, the others decreasing regularly to the median ones.

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caudatecaudated
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Meanings

adjectivescissor-tailed (not comparable)
  1. alternativenot comparableAlternative form of scissors-tailed.

Synonyms & antonyms

adjective(of birds) having a deeply forked tail

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caudatecaudated

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

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APA

scissor-tailed. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/scissor-tailed

MLA

“scissor-tailed.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/scissor-tailed. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “scissor-tailed,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/scissor-tailed.

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