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fantail
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun fantail has 1 sense
CIDE DICTIONARY
fantail, n.
A variety of the domestic pigeon, so called from the shape of the tail. [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
fantail, n.
1 a pigeon with a broad-shaped tail.
2 any flycatcher of the genus Rhipidura, with a fan-shaped tail.
3 a fan-shaped tail or end.
4 the fan of a windmill.
5 the projecting part of a boat's stern.
1 a pigeon with a broad-shaped tail.
2 any flycatcher of the genus Rhipidura, with a fan-shaped tail.
3 a fan-shaped tail or end.
4 the fan of a windmill.
5 the projecting part of a boat's stern.
Derivative
fantailed adj.
THESAURUS
fantail
brush, cauda, caudal appendage, caudation, counter, cue, dock, heel, pigtail, poop, queue, rattail, rudderpost, stern, stub, tail, tail end, tailpiece
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