Main Entry:

pin·tail

Pronunciation:

\ˈpin-ˌtāl\

Function:

noun

Inflected Form(s):

plural pintail or pintails

Date:

1768

: a bird having elongated central tail feathers ; especially : a slender duck (Anas acuta) of the northern hemisphere with the male having a brown head, a white breast with a white line continuing up the side of the neck, and chiefly gray upperparts