fantail.
Any of several birds, of the genus Rhipidura, from Asia, Australia and New Zealand.
Meaning & usage
Any of several birds, of the genus Rhipidura, from Asia, Australia and New Zealand.
Any of several domestic varieties of pigeon having a fan-shaped tail.
Any of several goldfish having a large fan-shaped tail.
An overhanging deck at the stern of a ship.
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.
A brimmed hat with just the back of the brim turned up.
Where this word comes from
From fan + tail. The sense of Rhipidura-genus birds is a calque of translingual Rhipidura.
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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.