FANTAILED

Etymology

Adjective

fantailed (not comparable)

Having a fan-shaped tail.

Source: Wiktionary


Fan"-tailed`, a. (Zoöl.)

Definition: Having an expanded, or fan-shaped, tail; as, the fan-tailed pigeon.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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