Home › Words › T › tailfeathertailfeathertailfeather means any of the feathers of a bird's tail.Among words judged in Lexicurio's Arena, tailfeather ranks #40,430 of 42,762 for Qualifying.EtymologyFrom tail + feather.nounAny of the feathers of a bird's tail.Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.fantail 67% match — Any of several birds, of the genus Rhipidura, from Asia, Australia and New Zealand. vs tailfeather →uppertail 67% match — The dorsal part of the tail of a bird vs tailfeather →feathering 65% match — Plumage. vs tailfeather →featherlet 64% match — A little feather. vs tailfeather →tailed 62% match — Having a tail. vs tailfeather →featherlike 62% match — Having the characteristics of plumage. vs tailfeather →teleoptile 61% match — A fully-formed feather (of a mature bird) vs tailfeather →flag 61% match — A piece of cloth, often decorated with an emblem, used as a visual signal or symbol. vs tailfeather →