PENTAIL

Meaning of PENTAIL in English

noun a peculiar insectivore (ptilocercus lowii) of borneo;

so called from its very long, quill-shaped tail, which is scaly at the base and plumose at the tip.

Webster English vocab. Английский словарь Webster. 2012

PENTAIL — ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun Etymology: pen (III) + tail 1. also pen-tailed tree shrew ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷- : a tree shrew (genus Ptilocercus ) …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
PENTAIL — (n.) A peculiar insectivore (Ptilocercus Lowii) of Borneo; -- so called from its very long, quill-shaped tail, which is scaly …
Английский словарь Webster
PENTAIL — ( n. ) A peculiar insectivore (Ptilocercus Lowii) of Borneo; -- so called from its very long, quill-shaped tail, which …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
PEN-TAILED TREE SHREW — noun see pentail 1
Webster's New International English Dictionary
PEN-TAILED PHALANGER — noun see pentail 2
Webster's New International English Dictionary
TREE SHREW — noun : any of various small arboreal mammals (family Tupaiidae) of southeastern Asia that in appearance greatly resemble squirrels but …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
PTILOCERQUE — (n.) The pentail.
Английский словарь Webster
PTILOCERQUE — ( n. ) The pentail.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
PTILOCERQUE — noun the pentail.
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