[nok pāk sǿm hāng khem] (n, exp) EN: Pintail Snipe = Pin-tailed SnipeFR: Bécassine à queue pointue [ f ] ; Bécassine à queue peinte [ f ] ; Bécasse à aiguilles [ f ] ; Bécassine à queue fine [ f ] ; Bécassine à queue rétrécie [ f ]
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 (Pediocætes phasianellus); -- called also pintailed grouse, pintailed chicken, springtail, and sharptail. [ 1913 Webster ]