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单词 pigeontail
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Definition of pigeontail in English:

pigeontail

noun
US
  • The pintail duck, Anas acuta.

Origin

Mid 19th century; earliest use found in Henry Herbert (1807–1858), sportsman and writer. In allusion to the long pointed tail of the passenger pigeon, Ectopistes migratorius (see e.g. quot. 1955.

 
 

Definition of pigeontail in US English:

pigeontail

noun
US
  • The pintail duck, Anas acuta.

Origin

Mid 19th century; earliest use found in Henry Herbert (1807–1858), sportsman and writer. In allusion to the long pointed tail of the passenger pigeon, Ectopistes migratorius (see e.g. quot. 1955.

 
 
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