Split-tail

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Split-tail \Split"-tail`\ (-t[=a]l`), n. (Zool.)
     (a) A California market fish ({Pogonichthys macrolepidotus})
         belonging to the Carp family.
     (b) The pintail duck.
         [1913 Webster]



From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Pintail \Pin"tail`\, n.
     1. (Zool.) A northern duck ({Dafila acuta}), native of both
        continents. The adult male has a long, tapering tail.
        Called also {gray duck}, {piketail}, {piket-tail},
        {spike-tail}, {split-tail}, {springtail}, {sea pheasant},
        and {gray widgeon}.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. (Zool.) The sharp-tailed grouse of the great plains and
        Rocky Mountains ({Pedioc[ae]tes phasianellus}); -- called
        also {pintailed grouse}, {pintailed chicken},
        {springtail}, and {sharptail}.
        [1913 Webster]