"fantail" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: fantails [plural]
Etymology: fan + tail Etymology templates: {{compound|en|fan|tail}} fan + tail Head templates: {{en-noun}} fantail (plural fantails)
  1. Any of several birds, of the genus Rhipidura, from Asia, Australia and New Zealand. Categories (lifeform): Carps, Columbids, Corvoid birds Translations (bird of the genus Rhipidura): cua de ventall [feminine] (Catalan), viuhkamonarkki (Finnish), Fächerschwänze [masculine] (German)
    Sense id: en-fantail-en-noun-ofmXHsv2 Disambiguation of Carps: 29 12 13 6 19 21 Disambiguation of Columbids: 40 14 6 5 17 18 Disambiguation of Corvoid birds: 34 14 7 6 20 20 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 18 11 9 7 27 28 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 36 11 8 5 20 19 Disambiguation of 'bird of the genus Rhipidura': 92 1 1 1 2 3
  2. Any of several domestic varieties of pigeon having a fan-shaped tail.
    Sense id: en-fantail-en-noun-vCCZCyG- Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 18 11 9 7 27 28
  3. Any of several goldfish having a large fan-shaped tail.
    Sense id: en-fantail-en-noun-M~YigSNH
  4. (nautical) An overhanging deck at the stern of a ship. Categories (topical): Nautical
    Sense id: en-fantail-en-noun-K6mW9LIv Topics: nautical, transport
  5. A small windmill mounted at right angles to the sails, at the rear of the windmill, used to turn the cap automatically to bring it into the wind.
    Sense id: en-fantail-en-noun-wIja473Q Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 18 11 9 7 27 28
  6. A brimmed hat with just the back of the brim turned up.
    Sense id: en-fantail-en-noun-MDWcgX6X Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 18 11 9 7 27 28
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: Arafura fantail, rufous-backed fantail, streaked fantail warbler

Inflected forms

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