SCISSORTAIL

scissortail, scissortailed flycatcher, Muscivora-forficata

(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

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

scissortail (plural scissortails)

A bird, the scissor-tailed flycatcher.

Source: Wiktionary



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