fantail

  1. Noun.  Any of several birds, of the genus ''Rhipidura'', from Asia and Australia.
  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.  (nautical) An overhanging deck at the stern of a ship.

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