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Duck named for the long-feathered part of its anatomy
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pintail
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Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
type of duck, 1767, from pin (n.1) + tail (n.).
WordNet
Word definitions in WordNet
n. long-necked river duck of the Old and New Worlds having elongated central tail feathers [syn: pin-tailed duck , Anas acuta ]
Wikipedia
Word definitions in Wikipedia
Pintail may refer to: A group of dabbling ducks containing: Northern pintail ( Anas acuta ), sometimes called the pintail , the most common pintail species White-cheeked pintail ( Anas bahamensis ), from the Caribbean, South America and the Galápagos Yellow-billed ...
Usage examples of pintail.
He even went shooting, for numerous birds had been introduced into the crypt -- pintails, snipes, ducks, who fed on the fish which swarmed in the deep waters.
Actually, left to right, they're a merganser, a pintail, and a lesser scaup.
You could see pintails, teal, widgeon, both males and females in winter plumage, and there were wild ducks that I had never seen with plumage as delicate and complicated as our wood ducks.