pentail

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noun

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.

Similar
pen-tailed treeshrewpen-tailpen-tailed tree shrew
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Meanings

nounpentail (plural pentails)

plural pentails

  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.

    Synonyms: pen-tailed treeshrew

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA 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.

Similar
pen-tailed treeshrew

More synonyms by meaning

nounbrown tree shrew having a naked tail bilaterally fringed with long stiff hairs on the distal third; of Malaysia

Similar
pen-tailpen-tailed tree shrew
Broader
tree shrew
Also see
pen-tailed treeshrew

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

From pen + tail.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

PlatinepantileplantieLepitan
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APA

pentail. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pentail

MLA

“pentail.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pentail. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “pentail,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pentail.

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