About The Word Pentail
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Pentail
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What's The Definition Of Pentail?
[n] brown tree shrew having a naked tail bilaterally fringed with long stiff hairs on the distal third; of Malaysia
Synonyms | Synonyms for Pentail: pen-tailed tree shrew Related Terms | Find terms related to Pentail: See Also | genus Ptilocercus | Ptilocercus | tree shrew Pentail In Webster's Dictionary \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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