scis•sor•tail(siz′ər tāl′),USA pronunciationn.Also called scis′sor•tailed fly′catcher(siz′ər tāld′).USA pronunciation a flycatcher, Muscivora forficatus, of the southern U.S., Mexico, and Central America, having a long, deeply forked tail.
Birdsany of various other birds having a long, forked tail.