pintail

English - Turkish

Definition of pintail in English Turkish dictionary: kılkuyruk; kılkuyruk ördeği; i., zool. kılkuyruk
northern pintail: (Hayvan Bilim, Zooloji) kılkuyruk

Turkish - Turkish

Definition of pintail in Turkish Turkish dictionary: Kılkuyruk" da denilen ve yurdumuzun sulak alanlarında da yaşayan bir ördek cinsi

English - English

Definition of pintail in English English dictionary: A dabbling duck, Anas acuta, of the northern hemisphere that has a long pointed tail; long-necked river duck of the Old and New Worlds having elongated central tail feathers; The sharp-tailed grouse of the great plains and Rocky Mountains (Pediocætes phasianellus); called also pintailed grouse, pintailed chicken, springtail, and sharptail; A northern duck (Dafila acuta), native of both continents; {i} species of long-necked duck that lives in Europe and North America; The adult male has a long, tapering tail; Any of four species (genus Anas, family Anatidae) of sleek, long-tailed, long-necked dabbling ducks that are swift fliers and popular game birds. The common, or northern, pintail (A. acuta), widespread in the Northern Hemisphere, is a long-distance flier; some Alaskan birds winter in Hawaii. It is 26-30 in. (66-75 cm) long. The male has a white breast, gray back, and black tail; the female is mottled brown. The preferred diet is seeds. The brown, or yellow-billed, and the Bahama, or white-cheeked, pintails are primarily found in South America. The red-billed pintail is a grayish African species; Called also gray duck, piketail, piket-tail, spike- tail, split-tail, springtail, sea pheasant, and gray widgeon
The pintail: water pheasant