Pronunciation: /ˈfanteɪl/
noun
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1a fan-shaped tail or end.
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chiefly North American the overhanging part of the stern of a boat, especially a warship: the skipper assigned me to duty on the fantail
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2 (also fantail pigeon) a domestic pigeon of a broad-tailed variety.
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3 (also fantail flycatcher) a flycatcher with a long tapering tail that is often fanned out, found mainly in SE Asia and Australasia. - Genus Rhipidura, family Monarchidae: numerous species
