pentail

noun

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

   noun.animal

   Synonyms pen-tail pen-tailed tree shrew

   Source: WordNet 3.0

2. A peculiar insectivore (<i>Ptilocercus Lowii</i>) of Borneo; -- so called from its very long, quill-shaped tail, which is scaly at the base and plumose at the tip.

   noun

   Source: webster1913