PINTAIL


Meaning of PINTAIL in English

/pin"tayl'/ , n. , pl. pintails , ( esp. collectively ) pintail .

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

2. See sharp-tailed grouse .

[ 1760-70; PIN + TAIL 1 ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .