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fan·tail  (fntl)

n.

1. Any of a breed of domestic pigeons having a rounded, fan-shaped tail.

2. Any of several birds of the genus Rhipidura of eastern Asia and Australia, having a long, fan-shaped tail.

3. Any of a breed of goldfish having a wide, fanlike double tail fin.

4. A fanlike tail or end.

5. Nautical The stern overhang of a ship.

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fantailed adj.

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fantail

Noun

1. a breed of domestic pigeon with a large tail like a fan

2. a fly-catching bird of Australia, New Zealand, and SE Asia with a broad fan-shaped tail

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

fantail - an overhang consisting of the fan-shaped part of the deck extending aft of the sternpost of a ship afterdeck - a deck abaft of midships overhang - projection that extends beyond or hangs over something else