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scissortail

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
scis-sor-tail
IPA
13
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A scissor-tailed flycatcher or Texas bird of paradise (Tyrannus forficatus).

noun

A dragonfly of the genus Microgomphus.

noun

Any of various kinds of fish with forked tails, as the bluefin driftfish (Psenes pellucidus) or a devilfish (genus Assessor)

Etymology

From scissor + tail.

Inflected Forms

scissortails (plural)

Synonyms

scissortailed flycatcher muscivora forficata scissor-tailed flycatcher

Questions

What does scissortail mean?
A scissor-tailed flycatcher or Texas bird of paradise (Tyrannus forficatus).
Where does scissortail come from?
From scissor + tail.

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