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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

FORKTAIL

n.A salmon, in his fourth year's growth. [Local. ]

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

FORKTAIL

FORKTAIL Fork "tail `, n. (Zoöl.)(a ) One of several Asiatic and East Indian passerine birds, belonging to Enucurus, and allied genera. The tail is deeply forking. (b ) A salmon in its fourth year's growth. [Prov. Eng. ]

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

forktail

fork |tail |ˈfɔːkteɪl | noun an Asian songbird of the thrush family, with a long forked tail and typically with black-and-white plumage. Genus Enicurus, family Turdidae: several species.

 

Oxford Dictionary

forktail

fork |tail |ˈfɔːkteɪl | noun an Asian songbird of the thrush family, with a long forked tail and typically with black-and-white plumage. Genus Enicurus, family Turdidae: several species.