Found 2 items, similar to Pintail.
English → English (WordNet)
Definition: pintail
pintail
n : long-necked river duck of the Old and New Worlds having
elongated central tail feathers [syn:
pin-tailed duck,
Anas acuta]
English → English (gcide)
Definition: Pintail
Pintail
\Pin"tail`\, n.
1. (Zo["o]l.) 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.
[1913 Webster]
2. (Zo["o]l.) The sharp-tailed grouse of the great plains and
Rocky Mountains (
Pedioc[ae]tes phasianellus); -- called
also
pintailed grouse,
pintailed chicken,
springtail, and
sharptail.
[1913 Webster]