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Pronunciation : Pin"tail`
Part of Speech : n.
Definition : 1. (Zo?l.)

Defn: A northern duck (Dafila acuta), native of both continents. The adult male has a long, tapering tail. Called also gray duck, piketail, piket-tail, spike-tail, split-tail, springtail, sea pheasant, and gray widgeon.

2. (Zo?l.)

Defn: The sharp-tailed grouse of the great plains and Rocky Mountains (Pedioc?tes phasianellus); -- called also pintailed grouse, pintailed chicken, springtail, and sharptail.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913