pentail
noun
1
or less commonly pen-tailed tree shrew
: a tree shrew (genus Ptilocercus) of Malaysia and adjacent islands that is dark brown above and white below and has a naked tail bilaterally fringed with long stiff hairs on its distal third
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2
or less commonly pen-tailed phalanger
: a small New Guinea phalanger (genus Distoechurus) related to the mouse opossums but distinguished by a tail fringed with long hairs
3
[by alteration]
: pintail sense 1
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“Pentail.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pentail. Accessed 26 Nov. 2024.
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