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1. (n.) pintail
any of several slim dabbling ducks with a long, pointed tail, esp. Anas acuta, of the Northern Hemisphere.
Etymology: (1760–70)
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1. (noun) pintail, pin-tailed duck, Anas acuta
long-necked river duck of the Old and New Worlds having elongated central tail feathers
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1. (noun) pintail
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. (noun) pintail
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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