pintail : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: pintail	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for pintail
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
pintail n long-necked river duck of the Old and New Worlds having elongated central tail feathers Synonym(s): pintail, pin- tailed duck, Anas acuta
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Pintail \Pin"tail`\, n. 1. (Zo[94]l.) A northern duck ({Dafila acuta}), native of both continents. The adult male has a long, tapering tail. Called also {gray duck}, {piketail}, {piket-tail}, {spike-tail}, {split-tail}, {springtail}, {sea pheasant}, and {gray widgeon}. 2. (Zo[94]l.) The sharp-tailed grouse of the great plains and Rocky Mountains ({Pedioc[91]tes phasianellus}); -- called also {pintailed grouse}, {pintailed chicken}, {springtail}, and {sharptail}.