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noun
A scissor-tailed flycatcher or Texas bird of paradise (Tyrannus forficatus).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
A dragonfly of the genus Microgomphus.
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noun
Any of various kinds of fish with forked tails, as the bluefin driftfish (Psenes pellucidus) or a devilfish (genus Assessor)
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noun
grey flycatcher of the southwestern United States and Mexico and Central America having a long forked tail and white breast and salmon and scarlet markings
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: scissortailed flycatcher, Muscivora-forficata
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Broader terms: New World flycatcher, flycatcher, tyrant flycatcher, tyrant bird
History
From scissor + tail.
