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WordNet Dictionary |
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[n] brown tree shrew having a naked tail bilaterally fringed with long stiff hairs on the distal third; of Malaysia |
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PENTAIL is a 7 letter word that starts with P. |
| | Synonyms: | | pen-tailed tree shrew |
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| | See Also: | | genus Ptilocercus, Ptilocercus, tree shrew |
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Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Pen"tail`\, n. (Zo["o]l.)
A peculiar insectivore ({Ptilocercus Lowii}) of Borneo; -- so
called from its very long, quill-shaped tail, which is scaly
at the base and plumose at the tip.
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