About The Word Teal
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Teal Definition And Meaning |
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What's The Definition Of Teal?
[n] any of various small short-necked dabbling river ducks of Europe and America
[n] a shade of green tinged with blue; "they painted it a light shade of bluish green" [adj] a bluish shade of green Synonyms | Synonyms for Teal: blue-green | blue-green | bluish green | bluish green | chromatic | cyan Related Terms | Find terms related to Teal: See Also | Anas | Anas crecca | Anas discors | Anas querquedula | bluewing | blue-winged teal | cyan | duck | garganey | genus Anas | green | greenness | greenwing | green-winged teal | viridity Teal In Webster's Dictionary \Teal\, n. [OE. tele; akin to D. teling a generation,
production, teal, telen to breed, produce, and E. till to
cultivate. The English word probably once meant, a brood or
flock. See {Till} to cultivate.] (Zo["o]l.)
Any one of several species of small fresh-water ducks of the
genus {Anas} and the subgenera {Querquedula} and {Nettion}.
The male is handsomely colored, and has a bright green or
blue speculum on the wings.
Note: The common European teal ({Anas crecca}) and the
European blue-winged teal, or garganey ({A.
querquedula} or {A. circia}), are well-known species.
In America the blue-winged teal ({A. discors}), the
green-winged teal ({A. Carolinensis}), and the cinnamon
teal ({A. cynaoptera}) are common species, valued as
game birds. See {Garganey}.
{Goose teal}, a goslet. See {Goslet}.
{Teal duck}, the common European teal.
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