| 释义 |
pentail
\ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷\ noun
Etymology: pen (III) + tail
1. also pen-tailed tree shrew \ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷-\ : a tree shrew (genus Ptilocercus) of Malaysia and adjacent islands that is dark brown above and white below and has a naked tail bilaterally fringed with long stiff hairs on its distal third
2. also pen-tailed phalanger : a small New Guinea phalanger (genus Distoechurus) related to the mouse opossums but distinguished by a tail fringed with long hairs
3. [by alteration] : pintail 1 |