/ Dictionary / Index S scissortail: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: scis•sor•tail Pronunciation: (siz'ur-tāl"), [key] — n. Also calleda flycatcher, Muscivora forficatus, of the southern U.S., Mexico, and Central America, having a long, deeply forked tail. any of various other birds having a long, forked tail. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. See also: scissortail (Thesaurus) scissors truss scissure Related Content Daily Word Quiz: hedonist Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language