scissor-tailedadj.

Brit.

/ˈsɪzəteɪld/, U.S.

/ˈsɪzərˌteɪld/

Forms:

α. 1800s– scissor-tailed.

β. 1800s scissars-tailed, 1800s– scissors-tailed.

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: scissors n., tailed adj.¹

Etymology: In α. forms < the singular of scissors n. + tailed adj.¹ In β. forms < scissors n. + tailed adj.¹ Compare scissortail n.

In the names of birds: having a long, deeply forked tail. Cf. swallow-tailed adj. 1.

ΘΚΠ

the world > animals > birds > parts of or bird defined by > [adjective] > of tail > having particular shape of tail

forked1674

sharp-tailed1678

forked-tailed1692

fork-tailed1694

scissor-tailed1811

square-tailed1895

1811 G. Shaw Gen. Zool. VIII. i. 280 Scissars-tailed humming-bird. Trochilus Furcifer... Native of Paraguay.

1823 J. Latham Gen. Hist. Birds VII. 348 Scissars-tailed Goatsucker... Inhabits Paraguay.

1862 J. G. Wood Illustr. Nat. Hist. (new ed.) II. 122 The Scissor-tailed Nightjar is also worthy of a short notice, on account of the peculiar structure of the rectrices, from which it derives its name.

1922 Bull. Dept. Agric. Trinidad & Tobago 20 178 Elanoides forficatus. Linn. Scissors-tailed Kite or Swallow-tailed Kite... I have only seen this species on one occasion in Trinidad.

1941 R. Flaherty Big Old Sun 37 You made five dollars for scissor-tailed kite's egg.

2007 P. Frances et al. Bird 70 The Scissor-tailed Hummingbird is found only in forest in the Paria Peninsula of northeast Venezuela.

Compounds

scissor-tailed flycatcher n. a tyrant flycatcher of North and Central America, Tyrannus forficatus, which has a very long deeply forked tail; also called swallow-tailed flycatcher.Cf. scissortail n. 1a.

ΚΠ

1881 Bull. Illinois State Lab. Nat. Hist. No. 4. 206 Scissor-tailed Flycatcher.—S. W. Essentially a southern species (but chiefly Mexican).

1913 Auk 30 83 A bird can be conspicuous in shape by being like a Scissors-tailed Flycatcher.

2009 K. C. Bender Texas Wildscapes ii. vi. 57/2 (caption) The beautiful and aerobatic scissor-tailed flycatcher is one of Texans' favorite birds.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2014; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	scissor-tailed
释义	scissor-tailedadj. Brit. /ˈsɪzəteɪld/, U.S. /ˈsɪzərˌteɪld/ Forms: α. 1800s– scissor-tailed. β. 1800s scissars-tailed, 1800s– scissors-tailed. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: scissors n., tailed adj.¹ Etymology: In α. forms < the singular of scissors n. + tailed adj.¹ In β. forms < scissors n. + tailed adj.¹ Compare scissortail n. In the names of birds: having a long, deeply forked tail. Cf. swallow-tailed adj. 1. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > birds > parts of or bird defined by > [adjective] > of tail > having particular shape of tail forked1674 sharp-tailed1678 forked-tailed1692 fork-tailed1694 scissor-tailed1811 square-tailed1895 1811 G. Shaw Gen. Zool. VIII. i. 280 Scissars-tailed humming-bird. Trochilus Furcifer... Native of Paraguay. 1823 J. Latham Gen. Hist. Birds VII. 348 Scissars-tailed Goatsucker... Inhabits Paraguay. 1862 J. G. Wood Illustr. Nat. Hist. (new ed.) II. 122 The Scissor-tailed Nightjar is also worthy of a short notice, on account of the peculiar structure of the rectrices, from which it derives its name. 1922 Bull. Dept. Agric. Trinidad & Tobago 20 178 Elanoides forficatus. Linn. Scissors-tailed Kite or Swallow-tailed Kite... I have only seen this species on one occasion in Trinidad. 1941 R. Flaherty Big Old Sun 37 You made five dollars for scissor-tailed kite's egg. 2007 P. Frances et al. Bird 70 The Scissor-tailed Hummingbird is found only in forest in the Paria Peninsula of northeast Venezuela. Compounds scissor-tailed flycatcher n. a tyrant flycatcher of North and Central America, Tyrannus forficatus, which has a very long deeply forked tail; also called swallow-tailed flycatcher.Cf. scissortail n. 1a. ΚΠ 1881 Bull. Illinois State Lab. Nat. Hist. No. 4. 206 Scissor-tailed Flycatcher.—S. W. Essentially a southern species (but chiefly Mexican). 1913 Auk 30 83 A bird can be conspicuous in shape by being like a Scissors-tailed Flycatcher. 2009 K. C. Bender Texas Wildscapes ii. vi. 57/2 (caption) The beautiful and aerobatic scissor-tailed flycatcher is one of Texans' favorite birds. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2014; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1811
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