pintail

[ pin-teyl ]

/ ˈpɪnˌteɪl /

noun, plural pin·tails, (especially collectively) pin·tail.

a long-necked river duck, Anas acuta, of the Old and New Worlds, having long and narrow middle tail feathers.

sharp-tailed grouse.

Origin of pintail

First recorded in 1760–70; pin + tail¹

Words nearby pintail

pint, pinta, pintadera, pintado, pintado petrel, pintail, pin-tailed, pintano, Pinter, Pinterest, pin the tail on the donkey

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Example sentences from the Web for pintail

The Pintail's skipper never left the bridge for thirty-six hours.
A Lively Bit of the Front|Percy F. Westerman
The movements of Pintail, as just stated, are clearly regulated by the state of water in the marshes.
Wild Spain (Espaa agreste)|Abel Chapman
Among the earliest of the birds to forsake the plains of Hindustan are the grey-lag goose and the pintail duck.
A Bird Calendar for Northern India|Douglas Dewar
Just before noon on the following day the Pintail passed close to a water-logged ship's boat.
A Lively Bit of the Front|Percy F. Westerman

The Pintail is an occasional autumn and Winter visitant, but never very common.
Birds of Guernsey (1879)|Cecil Smith

British Dictionary definitions for pintail

pintail

/ (ˈpɪnˌteɪl) /

noun plural -tails or -tail

a greyish-brown duck, Anas acuta, with slender pointed wings and a pointed tail

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单词	pintail
释义	pintail [ pin-teyl ] / ˈpɪnˌteɪl / noun, plural pin·tails, (especially collectively) pin·tail. a long-necked river duck, Anas acuta, of the Old and New Worlds, having long and narrow middle tail feathers. sharp-tailed grouse. Origin of pintail First recorded in 1760–70; pin + tail¹ Words nearby pintail pint, pinta, pintadera, pintado, pintado petrel, pintail, pin-tailed, pintano, Pinter, Pinterest, pin the tail on the donkey Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for pintail The Pintail's skipper never left the bridge for thirty-six hours. A Lively Bit of the Front\|Percy F. Westerman The movements of Pintail, as just stated, are clearly regulated by the state of water in the marshes. Wild Spain (Espaa agreste)\|Abel Chapman Among the earliest of the birds to forsake the plains of Hindustan are the grey-lag goose and the pintail duck. A Bird Calendar for Northern India\|Douglas Dewar Just before noon on the following day the Pintail passed close to a water-logged ship's boat. A Lively Bit of the Front\|Percy F. Westerman The Pintail is an occasional autumn and Winter visitant, but never very common. Birds of Guernsey (1879)\|Cecil Smith British Dictionary definitions for pintail pintail / (ˈpɪnˌteɪl) / noun plural -tails or -tail a greyish-brown duck, Anas acuta, with slender pointed wings and a pointed tail Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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