pin-tailed duck

pin-tailed duck
noun
long-necked river duck of the Old and New Worlds having elongated central tail feathers
Syn: ↑pintail, ↑Anas acuta
Hypernyms: ↑duck
Member Holonyms: ↑Anas, ↑genus Anas

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noun
see pintail 1a

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