"pintail" meaning in All languages combined

See pintail on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

IPA: /ˈpɪnˌteɪl/ [General-American] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Wodencafe-pintail.wav Forms: pintails [plural]
Etymology: From pin + tail. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|pin|tail}} pin + tail Head templates: {{en-noun}} pintail (plural pintails)
  1. A pintail duck, a type of dabbling duck with a characteristic pointed tail.
    Sense id: en-pintail-en-noun-lrJg1R4K Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Dabbling ducks, Libellulid dragonflies Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 21 23 23 5 19 10 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 23 23 27 5 18 3 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 23 23 26 5 18 5 Disambiguation of Dabbling ducks: 31 31 15 3 13 7 Disambiguation of Libellulid dragonflies: 17 17 20 21 17 9
  2. A pintail duck, a type of dabbling duck with a characteristic pointed tail.
    A northern pintail, Anas acuta, a dabbling duck of the northern hemisphere that has a long pointed tail.
    Synonyms (Anas acuta): cracker, northern pintail, sea pheasant, sea-pheasant, sprigtail
    Sense id: en-pintail-en-noun-rTYTTQCg Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Dabbling ducks, Libellulid dragonflies Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 21 23 23 5 19 10 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 23 23 27 5 18 3 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 23 23 26 5 18 5 Disambiguation of Dabbling ducks: 31 31 15 3 13 7 Disambiguation of Libellulid dragonflies: 17 17 20 21 17 9 Disambiguation of 'Anas acuta': 10 54 20 7 7 2
  3. A pin-tailed snipe, Gallinago stenura.
    Sense id: en-pintail-en-noun-5AXW~5Lh Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Dabbling ducks, Libellulid dragonflies, Scolopacids Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 21 23 23 5 19 10 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 23 23 27 5 18 3 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 23 23 26 5 18 5 Disambiguation of Dabbling ducks: 31 31 15 3 13 7 Disambiguation of Libellulid dragonflies: 17 17 20 21 17 9 Disambiguation of Scolopacids: 18 18 38 4 16 6
  4. Any of various species of libellulid dragonfly of the genus Acisoma, endemic to Africa and Asia.
    Sense id: en-pintail-en-noun-KDsQEaz7 Categories (other): Libellulid dragonflies Disambiguation of Libellulid dragonflies: 17 17 20 21 17 9
  5. (engineering) The end of a fastening pin or mandrel on a Huckbolt or pop rivet that is broken off when installation is complete.
    Sense id: en-pintail-en-noun-fZeN08zo Categories (other): Engineering, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Dabbling ducks, Libellulid dragonflies Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 21 23 23 5 19 10 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 23 23 27 5 18 3 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 23 23 26 5 18 5 Disambiguation of Dabbling ducks: 31 31 15 3 13 7 Disambiguation of Libellulid dragonflies: 17 17 20 21 17 9 Topics: engineering, natural-sciences, physical-sciences
  6. (surfing) A surfboard with a pointed back end.
    Sense id: en-pintail-en-noun-8KOFdLTP Categories (other): Surfing, English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 21 23 23 5 19 10 Topics: hobbies, lifestyle, sports, surfing
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: pintail comb Related terms: pin-tailed

Inflected forms

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