pintail C2 Topic:Animals US /ˈpɪnteɪl/ UK /ˈpɪnteɪl/ See IPA manual Freq #283600 Meanings 1 noun a slender, long-necked dabbling duck whose central tail feathers form a narrow point, especially the northern pintail A male pintail lifted from the marsh, its long central tail feathers clearly visible. 2 noun any of several birds named for conspicuously elongated central tail feathers The field guide distinguishes the duck from other birds sometimes called a pintail. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · a slender, long-necked... northern pintailpin-tailed duck 2 noun · any of several birds named... pin-tailed bird Word family Related forms duckdabbling duckAnas acutapin-tailed Etymology A compound of pin + tail, referring to the long, narrow central tail feathers. The bird name is recorded from the eighteenth century and is used especially for the northern pintail duck. Topics Animals External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # pintail **Type:** Word **Level:** C2 **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /ˈpɪnteɪl/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈpɪnteɪl/ **Frequency rank:** 283600 ## Meanings 1. a slender, long-necked dabbling duck whose central tail feathers form a narrow point, especially the northern pintail 2. any of several birds named for conspicuously elongated central tail feathers ## Examples - A male pintail lifted from the marsh, its long central tail feathers clearly visible. - The field guide distinguishes the duck from other birds sometimes called a pintail. ## Synonyms - northern pintail - pin-tailed duck ## Related Forms - duck - dabbling duck - Anas acuta - pin-tailed ## Etymology A compound of pin + tail, referring to the long, narrow central tail feathers. The bird name is recorded from the eighteenth century and is used especially for the northern pintail duck. ## Topics - Animals markdown