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PINTAIL
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Long-necked river duck of the Old and New Worlds having elongated central tail feathers
Synonyms:
Anas acuta; pin-tailed duck; pintail
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("pintail" is a kind of...):
duck (small wild or domesticated web-footed broad-billed swimming bird usually having a depressed body and short legs)
Holonyms ("pintail" is a member of...):
Anas; genus Anas (type genus of the Anatidae: freshwater ducks)