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Webster 1913 Edition
Pintail
Pin′tailˊ
,Noun.
1.
(Zool.)
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.
(Zool.)
The sharp-tailed grouse of the great plains and Rocky Mountains (
Pediocætes phasianellus
); – called also pintailed grouse
, pintailed chicken
, springtail
, and sharptail
.