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scissor–tailed flycatcher
noun scis·sor–tailed flycatcher \ˈsi-zər-ˌtāld-\
Definition of SCISSOR-TAILED FLYCATCHER
: a flycatcher (Tyrannus forficatus) of the southern United States, Mexico, and Central America that has a long deeply forked tail —called also scissortail
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First Known Use of SCISSOR-TAILED FLYCATCHER
circa 1909
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