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