forktail

English

Etymology

From fork +‎ tail.

Pronunciation

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Noun

forktail (plural forktails)

  1. Any of various small insectivorous birds in the genus Enicurus.
  2. A green junglefowl (Gallus varius).
  3. Any of the genus Ischnura of damselflies.
  4. (Hong Kong) Any fish of the species Ariomma indica.
  5. (UK, dialect, obsolete) A salmon in its fourth year of growth.[1]

Derived terms

Enicurus species
damselflies
others

Translations

References

  1. ^ “forktail”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
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