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Definition of Forktail
1. n. One of several Asiatic and East Indian passerine birds, belonging to Enucurus, and allied genera. The tail is deeply forked.
Definition of Forktail
1. Noun. Any of various small insectivorous birds in the genus ''Enicurus''. ¹
2. Noun. (UK dialect) A salmon in its fourth year's growth. ¹
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Definition of Forktail
1. one of a group of birds including the kite [n -S]
Medical Definition of Forktail
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Lexicographical Neighbors of Forktail
Literary usage of Forktail
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Analyst: A Quarterly Journal of Science, Literature, Natural History by William Holl, Neville Wood, Edward Mammatt (1836)
"Genus, Milvus (Auct.), Kite. Gliding Kite M. regalis, (Bris.) Genus,
Elanus, (Sav.), forktail. White-headed forktail Elanus ..."
2. The Analyst: A Quarterly Journal of Science, Literature, Natural History by William Holl, Neville Wood, Edward Mammatt (1835)
"... forktail (Elanus leucocephalus, mini), or to the beautiful and expressive name
Kinglet (Regulus) f Even supposing that the science of Ornithology did ..."
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