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Definition of Pentail
1. Noun. Brown tree shrew having a naked tail bilaterally fringed with long stiff hairs on the distal third; of Malaysia.
Generic synonyms: Tree Shrew
Group relationships: Genus Ptilocercus, Ptilocercus
Definition of Pentail
1. n. 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.
Definition of Pentail
1. Noun. An insectivore (''Ptilocercus lowii'') of Borneo, with a very long, quill-shaped tail, which is scaly at the base and plumose at the tip. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Medical Definition of Pentail
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Lexicographical Neighbors of Pentail
Literary usage of Pentail
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Magazine of Natural History edited by John Claudius Loudon, Edward Charlesworth, John Denson (1829)
"... the pentail Duck, rare ; A. ferina, the Pochard, not common ; A. Cre'cca, the
Teal; A. £6s- chas, the Mallard; A fuligula, the Tufted Duck. ..."
2. What Comes from What; Or, The Relationships of Animals and Plants by Charles L. Abbott (1922)
"... which include the squirrel shrew or pentail of Borneo, are of special interest
as the ancestors of the Primates. CHIROPTERA (Hand-winged; the flying ..."
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