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Webster 1913 Edition


Forktail

Fork′tailˊ

,
Noun.
(Zool.)
(a)
One of several Asiatic and East Indian passerine birds, belonging to
Enucurus
, and allied genera. The tail is deeply forked.
(b)
A salmon in its fourth year’s growth.
[Prov. Eng.]

Webster 1828 Edition


Forktail

FORK'TAIL

,
Noun.
A salmon, in his fourth year's growth. [Local.]

Definition 2024


forktail

forktail

English

Noun

forktail (plural forktails)

  1. Any of various small insectivorous birds in the genus Enicurus.
  2. (Britain, dialect) A salmon in its fourth year's growth.