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FORK-TAILED
FORK-TAILED
Fork
"-
tailed
`, a. (Zoöl.)
Defn:
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.
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