| pintail | 1. <zoology> 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. 2. <zoology> The sharp-tailed grouse of the great plains and Rocky Mountains (Pediocaetes phasianellus); called also pintailed grouse, pintailed chicken, springtail, and sharptail. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
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