English Explanatory Dictionary

pentail

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A species of treeshrew (Ptilocercus lowii) of Borneo, with a very long, quill-shaped tail, which is scaly at the base and plumose at the tip.

Word forms

pentail pentails

Etymology

From pen + tail.

Synonyms

pen-tailed treeshrew
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