fantail
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fantail
- /ˈfænˌteɪl/ US
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From fan + tail. The sense of Rhipidura-genus birds is a calque of translingual Rhipidura.
noun 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.
- An overhanging deck at the stern of a ship. The Paranoids cast off, backed the Godzilla II out from the pier, turned and with a concerted whoop took off like a bat out of hell, nearly sending Di Presso over the fantail.
- A small windmill mounted at right angles to the sails, at the rear of the windmill, used to turn the cap automatically to bring it into the wind.
- A brimmed hat with just the back of the brim turned up.
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noun bird of the genus Rhipidura
| Deutsch | Fächerschwanz |
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