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pin-tailed

American  
[pin-teyld] / ˈpɪnˌteɪld /

adjective

Ornithology.

  1. having a tapered tail with long, pointed central feathers.

  2. having the feathers of the tail stiff, narrow, and pointed.

Etymology

Origin of pin-tailed

First recorded in 1870–75

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