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scissorstail

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
scis-sorstail
IPA
14
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

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.

Etymology

From scissors + tail.

Inflected Forms

scissorstails (plural)

Synonyms

scissor-tailed flycatcher

Questions

What does scissorstail mean?
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.
Where does scissorstail come from?
From scissors + tail.

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