pintail

[ pin-teyl ]

noun,plural pin·tails, (especially collectively) pin·tail.
  1. a long-necked river duck, Anas acuta, of the Old and New Worlds, having long and narrow middle tail feathers.

Origin of pintail

1
First recorded in 1760–70; pin + tail1

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pintail

/ (ˈpɪnˌteɪl) /


nounplural -tails or -tail
  1. a greyish-brown duck, Anas acuta, with slender pointed wings and a pointed tail

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