Meaning of TEAL
| Pronunciation: | | teel
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- [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
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| | Synonyms: | | blue-green, blue-green, bluish green, bluish green, chromatic, cyan |
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| | 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 | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \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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