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an artificially bred, hardy variety of goldfish, usually oval-shaped and deep orange or calico, with a deeply cleft, four-lobed tail held in line with the body. Also called fantail. Cf. veiltail goldfish.
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fantail goldfish — fan tail gold fish, n. (Zo[ o]l.) a type of goldfish bred artificially, having a realtively short oval body and a tail with four lobes arrayed somewhat like a folding fan, as though forming a part of the surface of a cone. Called also {fantail}.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Fantail (goldfish) — The Fantail goldfish is the western form of the Ryukin that possesses an egg shaped body, a high dorsal fin, a long quadruple caudal fin, and no shoulder hump. Fancy Goldfish: A Complete Guide to Care and Collecting by Dr. Erik L. Johnson, D.V.M … Wikipedia
fantail goldfish — an artificially bred, hardy variety of goldfish, usually oval shaped and deep orange or calico, with a deeply cleft, four lobed tail held in line with the body. Also called fantail. Cf. veiltail goldfish … Useful english dictionary
fantail goldfish — fan′tail gold′fish n. ich a variety of goldfish with a deeply cleft four lobed tail held in line with the body … From formal English to slang
Fantail (disambiguation) — Fantail may refer to:* Fantail, birds of the genus Rhipidura and subfamily Rhipidurinae. * Fantail (goldfish), a breed of goldfish * Fantail (pigeon), a breed of domestic pigeon * Fantail (ship), an overhanging rear deck on some ships * Fantail… … Wikipedia
fantail — goldfish fan tail gold fish, n. (Zo[ o]l.) a type of goldfish bred artificially, having a realtively short oval body and a tail with four lobes arrayed somewhat like a folding fan, as though forming a part of the surface of a cone. Called also… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Fantail — Fan tail (f[a^]n t[=a]l ), n. (Zool.) (a) A variety of the domestic pigeon, so called from the shape of the tail. (b) Any bird of the Australian genus {Rhipidura}, in which the tail is spread in the form of a fan during flight. They belong to the … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Goldfish — This article is about the ornamental fish. For other uses, see Goldfish (disambiguation). Goldfish … Wikipedia
fantail — fan tailed, adj. /fan tayl /, n. 1. a tail, end, or part shaped like a fan. 2. one of a breed of domestic pigeons, having a fan shaped tail. 3. any of various small birds having fanlike tails, as the Old World flycatchers of the genus Rhipidura… … Universalium
fantail — fan•tail [[t]ˈfænˌteɪl[/t]] n. 1) a tail, end, or part shaped like a fan 2) orn a bird having a broad, upward slanting tail, as one of a breed of domestic pigeon 3) ich fantail goldfish 4) the rounded overhang of the stern of some ships 5) coo… … From formal English to slang
