fantail

About 0.10 uses per million words.

Meaning

1. noun Any of several birds, of the genus Rhipidura, from Asia, Australia and New Zealand.
2. noun Any of several domestic varieties of pigeon having a fan-shaped tail.
3. noun Any of several goldfish having a large fan-shaped tail.
4. noun An overhanging deck at the stern of a ship.
5. noun A small windmill mounted at right angles to the sails, at the rear of the windmill, used to turn the cap automatically to bring it into the wind.
6. noun A brimmed hat with just the back of the brim turned up.

Similar words

rufous-backed fantail arafura fantail firetail piwakawaka ringtail threadtail rail figbird silktail spinetail

Often followed by

of and pigeons to was darter is with pigeon

Word family

fantail deer fantails