PINTAILED

Etymology

Adjective

pintailed (not comparable)

(zoology) Having a tapered tail, with the middle feathers longest.

Anagrams

• platinide

Source: Wiktionary


Pin"-tailed`, a. (Zoöl.)

Definition: Having a tapered tail, with the middle feathers longest; -- said of birds.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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