scissorstail

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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.

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scissor-tailed flycatcher
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Meanings

nounscissorstail (plural scissorstails)

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: scissor-tailed flycatcher

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA 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.

Similar
scissor-tailed flycatcher
Also see
scissor-tailed flycatcher

Origin

From scissors + tail.

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Translations

Finnish saksityranni
  • saksityranniT. forficatus
French tyran à longue queue
  • tyran à longue queueT. forficatus
Turkish çatal kuyruklu tiran
  • çatal kuyruklu tiranT. forficatus
Cite this entry
APA

scissorstail. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/scissorstail

MLA

“scissorstail.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/scissorstail. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “scissorstail,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/scissorstail.

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