Word Meanings - FORKTAILED - Book Publishers vocabulary database
Having the outer tail feathers longer than the median ones; swallow-tailed; -- said of many birds. Fork-tailed flycatcher (Zoöl.), a tropical American flycatcher (Milvulus tyrannus). -- Fork-tailed gull (Zoöl.), a gull of the genus Xema, of two species, esp. X. Sabinii of the Arctic Ocean. -- Fork-tailed kite (Zoöl.), a graceful American kite (Elanoides forficatus); -- called also swallow-tailed kite.
- Swallowfish
The European sapphirine gurnard (Trigla hirundo). It has large pectoral fins. - Tailoring
of Tailor - BIRDSMOUTH
An interior acrow's-foot in the United States. - Callisthenics
See Calisthenic, Calisthenics. - Havana
Of or pertaining to Havana, the capital of the island of Cuba; as, an Havana cigar - Longer
One who longs for anything. - Swallowtail
A kind of tenon or tongue used in making joints. See Dovetail. - Tailoress
A female tailor. - BIRDSNESTBIRDSNEST
The nest of a small swallow (Collocalia nidifica and several allied species), of China and the neighboring countries, which is mixed with soups. Note: The nests are found in caverns and fissures of cliffs on rocky coasts, and are composed in part of al - Callet
A trull or prostitute; a scold or gossip. - Callithump
A somewhat riotous parade, accompanied with the blowing of tin horns, and other discordant noises; also, a burlesque serenade; a charivari. - Havanese
Of or pertaining to Havana, in Cuba. - Median
Being in the middle; running through the middle; as, a median groove. - Swallow-tailed
Having a tail like that of a swallow; hence, like a swallow's tail in form; having narrow and tapering or pointed skirts; as, a swallow-tailed coat. - Tailpiece
A piece at the end; an appendage. - BIRDSNESTING
Hunting for, or taking, birds' nests or their contents. - American
Of or pertaining to America; as, the American continent: American Indians. - Callid
Characterized by cunning or shrewdness; crafty. - Callithumpian
Of, pertaining to, or resembling, a callithump.
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