Definitions
Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- n. An insectivorous animal of the family Tupaiidæ, one of the squirrel-shrews of the genus Ptilocercus (which see), P. lowi, an inhabitant of Borneo: so called from its long tail, which is two thirds naked and ends in a distichous fringe of long hairs, like a quill pen.
- n. The pintail, a duck.
Wiktionary
- n. An insectivore (Ptilocercus lowii) of Borneo, with a very long, quill-shaped tail, which is scaly at the base and plumose at the tip.
GNU Webster's 1913
- n. (Zoöl.) A peculiar insectivore (Ptilocercus Lowii) of Borneo; -- so called from its very long, quill-shaped tail, which is scaly at the base and plumose at the tip.
WordNet 3.0
- n. brown tree shrew having a naked tail bilaterally fringed with long stiff hairs on the distal third; of Malaysia
- n. brown tree shrew having a naked tail bilaterally fringed with long stiff hairs on the distal third; of Malaysia
Etymologies
- pen + tail (Wiktionary)
Examples
“MICHELLE TRUDEAU: This little critter, the pentail tree shrew, is about four inches long and weighs just a few ounces.”
“TRUDEAU: Wiens says there are no pentail tree shrews in captivity, so it's not been possible to do lab tests of intoxication.”
“However, the pentail tree shrew shows no signs of being drunk.”
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