[sprig-teyl] 
[shahrp-teyld] | a grouse, Pedioecetes phasianellus, of prairies and open forests of western North America, similar in size to the prairie chicken but with a more pointed tail. |
| pin·tail (pĭn'tāl') n. pl. pintail or pin·tails A duck (Anas acuta) of the Northern Hemisphere, having gray, brown, and white plumage and a sharply pointed tail. Also called sprigtail. |
| ruddy duck n. A North American duck (Oxyura jamaicensis) having stiff pointed tail feathers and, in the male, brownish-red upper plumage and a black-and-white head. Also called sprigtail. |
| sprig·tail (sprĭg'tāl') n.
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