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Webster 1913 Edition

(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)

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fantail ‎(plural fantails)

Any of several birds, of the genus Rhipidura, from Asia, Australia and New Zealand.
Any of several domestic varieties of pigeon having a fan-shaped tail.
Any of several goldfish having a large fan-shaped tail.
(nautical) An overhanging deck at the stern of a ship

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