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Pintail

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(1):

(n.) 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):

(n.) The sharp-tailed grouse of the great plains and Rocky Mountains (Pediocaetes phasianellus); - called also pintailed grouse, pintailed chicken, springtail, and sharptail.

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Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Pintail'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​p/pintail.html. 1828.
 
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