Synonyms for pintail
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Noun
1. Sea pheasant — A pintail duck, a type of dabbling duck with a characteristic pointed tail. A northern pintail, Anas acuta, a…
sea pheasant, northern pintail, cracker UK, sprigtail US
Definitions
- n. 1
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.
Related words
- Phrases
- pintail beetle northern pintail
Forms
- Plural
- pintails → crackers, sprigtails…
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| pintail | falling |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 7 letters
- cracker2
- 9 letters
- sprigtail
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (cracker2 = 2 syllables).