fantail

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Definition of fantail in English English dictionary

Any of several goldfish having a large fan-shaped tail

Any of several birds, of the genus Rhipidura, from Asia and Australia

Any of several domestic varieties of pigeon having a fan-shaped tail

An overhanging deck at the stern of a ship

Any of a breed of domestic pigeons having a rounded, fan-shaped tail

A fanlike tail or end

Nautical. The stern overhang of a ship

Any of a breed of goldfish having a wide, fanlike double tail fin

Any of several birds of the genus Rhipidura of eastern Asia and Australia, having a long, fan-shaped tail

The rear overhang of the ship

A variety of the domestic pigeon, so called from the shape of the tail

an overhang consisting of the fan-shaped part of the deck extending aft of the sternpost of a ship

Any bird of the Australian genus Rhipidura, in which the tail is spread in the form of a fan during flight

The rear or overhang of a ship

{i} tail of a peacock; tail which spreads out like a fan; type of fish; type of bird

Rear or aft overhang of vessel

They belong to the family of flycatchers

Related Terms

fantails

plural of fantail

Hyphenation

fan·tail

Turkish pronunciation

fänteyl

Pronunciation

/ˈfanˌtāl/ /ˈfænˌteɪl/