fantailed
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5.8
A bird or fish with a tail shaped like a fan
- adjective
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- The aquarium showcased a beautiful array of fantailed goldfish swimming in vibrant colors.
Examples
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In the garden, I saw several fantailed pigeons gracefully perched on the branches.
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The peacock displayed its stunning fantailed feathers during the summer festival.
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Some fantailed pigeons had gotten loose from a cage and roosted on the school roof.
Fiction book (1998)
Synonyms
fanned
vsfantailed
8
4.3
Spread out like an open fan
is used mainly when the tail is spread out in that way
fan-shaped
vsfantailed
1
3.5
Shaped like a fan that spreads out from a center point
is used specifically for a tail shaped this way rather than any object
fanlike
vsfantailed
1
3.8
Shaped with parts spreading out from one point, like an open hand
is restricted to a tail that takes this fan resemblance
Surface Forms
fantailed positive
Morphology
Etymology
The word fantailed comes from the simple words fan and tail. A fan opens wide and a tail is the rear part, so fantailed means a tail 'spread like a fan', often when a bird shows off its feathers.