Definition of Pinteil
Pin"tail` (?), n. 1.
(Zoöl.) 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. (Zoöl.) The sharp-tailed grouse
of the great plains and Rocky Mountains (Pediocætes
phasianellus); -- called also pintailed grouse,
pintailed chicken, springtail, and
sharptail.
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
- A dabbling duck, Anas acuta, of the northern hemisphere that has a long pointed tail.
- The Nuttall Encyclopedia
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