pintail vs snapper

pintail

noun
  • Any of various species of libellulid dragonfly of the genus Acisoma, endemic to Africa and Asia. 

  • A pintail duck, a type of dabbling duck with a characteristic pointed tail. 

  • A surfboard with a pointed back end. 

  • A pin-tailed snipe, Gallinago stenura. 

  • The end of a fastening pin or mandrel on a Huckbolt or pop rivet that is broken off when installation is complete. 

  • A northern pintail, Anas acuta, a dabbling duck of the northern hemisphere that has a long pointed tail. 

snapper

noun
  • A snap beetle (family Elateridae). 

  • The fish Chrysophrys auratus, especially an adult of the species. 

  • A stumble, a trip. 

  • A telegraphic device with a flexible metal tongue for producing clicks like those of the sounder. 

  • The green woodpecker, or yaffle (Picus viridis). 

  • One who, or that which, snaps. 

  • The snapping turtle. 

  • Small, paper-wrapped item containing a minute quantity of explosive composition coated on small bits of sand, which explodes noisily when thrown onto a hard surface. 

  • A string bean. 

  • A punchline. 

  • A (human) baby. 

  • One who takes snaps; a photographer. 

  • The vulva. 

  • The player who snaps the ball to start the play. 

  • An error, a blunder, especially a moral slip-up. 

  • Any of the family Lutjanidae of percoid fishes, especially the red snapper. 

verb
  • To fall into error; to make a mistake, and especially to stumble morally. 

  • To stumble, to trip. 

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