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pin·tail
(pĭn′tāl′)n. pl. pintail or pin·tails
Any of several ducks of the genus Anas having sharply pointed tails, especially A. acuta, found throughout the Northern Hemisphere.
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pintail
(ˈpɪnˌteɪl)n, pl -tails or -tail
(Animals) a greyish-brown duck, Anas acuta, with slender pointed wings and a pointed tail. Also called: sprigtail
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pin•tail
(ˈpɪnˌteɪl)n., pl. -tails, (esp. collectively) -tail.
any of several slim dabbling ducks with a long, pointed tail, esp. Anas acuta, of the Northern Hemisphere.
[1760–70]
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Noun | 1. | ![]() duck - small wild or domesticated web-footed broad-billed swimming bird usually having a depressed body and short legs Anas, genus Anas - type genus of the Anatidae: freshwater ducks |
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