fantail C2 Topic:Animals US /ˈfænˌteɪl/ See IPA manual Freq #82758 Meanings 1 noun Any of several birds, of the genus Rhipidura, from Asia, Australia and New Zealand. The word fantail appears in scientific writing with a precise technical sense. 2 noun an overhang consisting of the fan-shaped part of the deck extending aft of the sternpost of a ship The word fantail appears in scientific writing with a precise technical sense. 3 noun Any of several domestic varieties of pigeon having a fan-shaped tail. The word fantail appears in scientific writing with a precise technical sense. Etymology From fan + tail. The sense of Rhipidura-genus birds is a calque of translingual Rhipidura. Topics Animals External links Google Images Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary # fantail **Type:** Word **Level:** C2 **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /ˈfænˌteɪl/ **Frequency rank:** 82758 ## Meanings 1. Any of several birds, of the genus Rhipidura, from Asia, Australia and New Zealand. 2. an overhang consisting of the fan-shaped part of the deck extending aft of the sternpost of a ship 3. Any of several domestic varieties of pigeon having a fan-shaped tail. ## Examples - The word fantail appears in scientific writing with a precise technical sense. - The word fantail appears in scientific writing with a precise technical sense. - The word fantail appears in scientific writing with a precise technical sense. ## Etymology From fan + tail. The sense of Rhipidura-genus birds is a calque of translingual Rhipidura. ## Topics - Animals markdown