• (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. Found on http://thinkexist.com/dictionary/meaning/pentail/
Pen'tail` noun (Zoology) 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. Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/P/48