'Piketail' definitions:
Definition of 'Piketail'
From: GCIDE
- Piketail \Pike"tail`\, n. (Zool.) See Pintail, 1. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'piketail'
From: 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]