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]