Sprigtail

2 definitions found

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

  Sprigtail \Sprig"tail`\ (spr[i^]g"t[=a]l`), n. (Zool.)
     (a) The pintail duck; -- called also {sprig}, and
         {spreet-tail}. [Local, U.S.]
     (b) The sharp-tailed grouse. [Local, U.S.]
         [1913 Webster]



From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  sprigtail
       n : large grouse of prairies and open forests of western North
           America [syn: {sharp-tailed grouse}, {sprig tail}, {Pedioecetes
           phasianellus}]