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Definition of "pintail" []

  • A duck (Anas acuta) of the Northern Hemisphere, having gray, brown, and white plumage and a sharply pointed tail. Also called sprigtail. (noun)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "pintail" in a sentence
  • "The similar whistling call of the pintail is on the same pitch."
  • "In more western regions, there have been more frequent sightings of "mainland ducks" such as pintail ducks (Anas acuta) and mallard (A. platyrhynchos [9])."
  • "Final straw was when I jumped up three beautiful fully-feathered pintail males off a ditch in mid-December."