"pintail" meaning in English

See pintail in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

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. Categories (lifeform): Dabbling ducks, Libellulid dragonflies
    Sense id: en-pintail-en-noun-lrJg1R4K Disambiguation of Dabbling ducks: 27 28 21 4 14 7 Disambiguation of Libellulid dragonflies: 20 20 22 14 18 6 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 21 22 24 6 18 9 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 22 23 25 7 17 6 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 23 23 27 5 18 4
  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.
    Categories (lifeform): Dabbling ducks, Libellulid dragonflies Synonyms (Anas acuta): cracker, northern pintail, sea pheasant, sea-pheasant, sprigtail
    Sense id: en-pintail-en-noun-rTYTTQCg Disambiguation of Dabbling ducks: 27 28 21 4 14 7 Disambiguation of Libellulid dragonflies: 20 20 22 14 18 6 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 21 22 24 6 18 9 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 22 23 25 7 17 6 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 23 23 27 5 18 4 Disambiguation of 'Anas acuta': 13 48 20 8 9 2
  3. A pin-tailed snipe, Gallinago stenura. Categories (lifeform): Dabbling ducks, Libellulid dragonflies, Scolopacids
    Sense id: en-pintail-en-noun-5AXW~5Lh Disambiguation of Dabbling ducks: 27 28 21 4 14 7 Disambiguation of Libellulid dragonflies: 20 20 22 14 18 6 Disambiguation of Scolopacids: 21 21 35 5 16 3 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 21 22 24 6 18 9 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 22 23 25 7 17 6 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 23 23 27 5 18 4
  4. Any of various species of libellulid dragonfly of the genus Acisoma, endemic to Africa and Asia. Categories (lifeform): Libellulid dragonflies
    Sense id: en-pintail-en-noun-KDsQEaz7 Disambiguation of Libellulid dragonflies: 20 20 22 14 18 6
  5. (engineering) The end of a fastening pin or mandrel on a Huckbolt or pop rivet that is broken off when installation is complete. Categories (topical): Engineering Categories (lifeform): Dabbling ducks, Libellulid dragonflies
    Sense id: en-pintail-en-noun-fZeN08zo Disambiguation of Dabbling ducks: 27 28 21 4 14 7 Disambiguation of Libellulid dragonflies: 20 20 22 14 18 6 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 21 22 24 6 18 9 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 22 23 25 7 17 6 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 23 23 27 5 18 4 Topics: engineering, natural-sciences, physical-sciences
  6. (surfing) A surfboard with a pointed back end. Categories (topical): Surfing
    Sense id: en-pintail-en-noun-8KOFdLTP 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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