| 单词 | pigeontail |
| 释义 | > as lemmaspigeontail pigeontail n. [in allusion to the long pointed tail of the passenger pigeon, Ectopistes migratorius (see e.g. quot. 1955] U.S. the pintail duck, Anas acuta. ΚΠ 1848 ‘F. Forester’ Field Sports U.S. & Brit. Provinces Amer. I. 41 Anas Acuta, vulg. Sprig Tail, Pigeon Tail. 1917 T. G. Pearson Birds Amer. I. 128 Pintail. Dafila acuta... Other Names.—Male: Sprig-tail..; Kite-tail; Pigeon-tail; Pheasant-dock. 1955 Amer. Speech 30 182 Pigeontail (Fla., Mich., Ill., Minn.) and pigeon duck (Iowa) doubtless trace to the extinct passenger pigeon, which had a long tail. < as lemmas |
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