pintail

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pin·tail

noun \ˈpin-ˌtāl\
plural pintail or pintails

Definition of PINTAIL

: 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

First Known Use of PINTAIL

1768

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