scissortail
Etymology
From scissor + tail.
scissortail means A scissor-tailed flycatcher or Texas bird of paradise (Tyrannus forficatus). Lexicurio rates it Sui generis — a strength score of 88 out of 100.
noun
- A scissor-tailed flycatcher or Texas bird of paradise (Tyrannus forficatus).
- A dragonfly of the genus Microgomphus.
- Any of various kinds of fish with forked tails, as the bluefin driftfish (Psenes pellucidus) or a devilfish (genus Assessor)