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PENTAIL
PENTAIL
Pen
"
tail
`, n. (Zoöl.)
Defn: 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.