pintail

[ pin-teyl ]

noun

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

1. a long-necked river duck, Anas acuta, of the Old and New Worlds, having long and narrow middle tail tails feathers.
2. sharp-tailed grouse.

pintail

/ ˈpɪnˌteɪl /

noun

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of pintail¹

First recorded in 1760–70; pin + tail ¹

Example Sentences

Among the earliest of the birds to forsake the plains of Hindustan are the grey-lag goose and the pintail duck.

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By the third week in August good bags of pintail snipe are sometimes obtained in Bengal.

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The pintail snipe (Gallinago stenura) are invariably the first to appear, but they visit only the eastern parts of Northern India.

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The common pintail duck, (Anas acuta,) is found here in vast flocks.

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The movements of Pintail, as just stated, are clearly regulated by the state of water in the marshes.

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