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noun

Pintail n.

(Zool.) A northern duck (Dafila acuta), native of both continents. The adult male has a long, tapering tail. Called also gray duck, piketail, piket-tail, spike-tail, split-tail, springtail, sea pheasant, and gray widgeon.

(Zool.) The sharp-tailed grouse of the great plains and Rocky Mountains (Pediocaetes phasianellus); called also pintailed grouse, pintailed chicken, springtail, and sharptail.

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Etymology of 'Pintail'

Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48

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Words linked to "Pintail" : duck, genus Anas