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Fork-tailed

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Fork´-tailed`
a.1.(Zool.) Having the outer tail feathers longer than the median ones; swallow-tailed; - said of many birds.
Fork-tailed flycatcher
(Zool.) a tropical American flycatcher (Milvulus tyrannus).
Fork-tailed gull
(Zool.) a gull of the genus Xema, of two species, esp. X. Sabinii of the Arctic Ocean.
Fork-tailed kite
(Zool.) a graceful American kite (Elanoides forficatus); - called also swallow-tailed kite.


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