sprigtail Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun large grouse of prairies and open forests of western North America
    sprig tail; sharp-tailed grouse; Pedioecetes phasianellus.

WordNet

Sprig"tail` noun
Definitions
  1. (Zoöl.) (a) The pintail duck; -- called also sprig, and spreet-tail. Local, U.S. (b) The sharp-tailed grouse. Local, U.S.

Webster 1913