Pīn’tāil, n.

noun

n. (Ornith.) A duck (Dafila caudacuta [Anas acuta, Linnaeus]), with a long, wedge-shaped, acute tail. It is found in Europe, Asia, and North America, and is esteemed excellent food.

An engraved illustration of a pintail duck standing among reeds. — Pintail (*Dafila caudacuta*).