forktail

noun

: any of various fork-tailed animals (as birds or fishes): such as

a

: swordfish

b

: kite

c

: grilse

d

: any of various chiefly black and white thrushes (genus Enicurus) widely distributed in the Oriental region and having long deeply forked tails

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