pintail

pin·tail

P0319700 (pĭn′tāl′)n. pl. pintail or pin·tails Any of several ducks of the genus Anas having sharply pointed tails, especially A. acuta, found throughout the Northern Hemisphere.

pintail

(ˈpɪnˌteɪl) n, pl -tails or -tail (Animals) a greyish-brown duck, Anas acuta, with slender pointed wings and a pointed tail. Also called: sprigtail

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(ˈpɪnˌteɪl)

n., pl. -tails, (esp. collectively) -tail. any of several slim dabbling ducks with a long, pointed tail, esp. Anas acuta, of the Northern Hemisphere. [1760–70]

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pintail - long-necked river duck of the Old and New Worlds having elongated central tail feathersAnas acuta, pin-tailed duckduck - small wild or domesticated web-footed broad-billed swimming bird usually having a depressed body and short legsAnas, genus Anas - type genus of the Anatidae: freshwater ducks

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pintail

a greyish-brown duck, Anas acuta, with slender pointed wings and a pointed tail

Pintail

(Anas acuta), a bird of the family Anatidae. The body length is about 70 cm. The males weigh about 900 g; the females weigh less. The two middle rectrices are very long (hence the name). The pintail is widely distributed in Europe, Asia, and North America. In the USSR it is not found in the Far North, the southern European part, and Middle Asia; during the molting period in the summer, it is commonly seen in the Volga River delta and on the lakes of southwestern Siberia and Kazakhstan. It is a migratory bird, and in the USSR it winters on the southern Caspian Sea. The pintail prefers shallow lakes. It nests in dry places. The clutch contains nine or ten greenish white eggs, which are incubated for 22 to 23 days. The diet consists of plants and animals. The pintail is a game bird.

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noun long-necked river duck of the Old and New Worlds having elongated central tail feathers

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