scissor-tailed flycatcher

noun

Synonym of scissorstail (Tyrannus forficatus)

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scissorstailscissortailscissortailed flycatcherMuscivora forficata
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Meanings

nounscissor-tailed flycatcher (plural scissor-tailed flycatchers)

plural scissor-tailed flycatchers

  1. Synonym of scissorstail (Tyrannus forficatus)

    Synonyms: scissorstail

Synonyms & antonyms

nounSynonym of scissorstail (Tyrannus forficatus)

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scissorstail

More synonyms by meaning

noungrey flycatcher of the southwestern United States and Mexico and Central America having a long forked tail and white breast and salmon and scarlet markings

Similar
scissortailscissortailed flycatcherMuscivora forficata
Broader
New World flycatcherflycatchertyrant flycatcher
Also see
scissorstailscissortail

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APA

scissor-tailed flycatcher. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/scissor-tailed%20flycatcher

MLA

“scissor-tailed flycatcher.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/scissor-tailed%20flycatcher. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “scissor-tailed flycatcher,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/scissor-tailed%20flycatcher.

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