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Webster 1913 Edition
Fantail
Fan′tailˊ
(făn′tālˊ)
, Noun.
(Zool.)
(a)
A variety of the domestic pigeon, so called from the shape of the tail.
(b)
Any bird of the Australian genus
Rhipidura
, in which the tail is spread in the form of a fan during flight. They belong to the family of flycatchers. (c)
the
fantail goldfish
.