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- [1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
teal \teal\ t=el, 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. zool.
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.
1913 webster
note: the common european teal anas crecca and the
european blue-winged teal, or garganey anas
querquedula or anas circia, are well-known species.
in america the blue-winged teal anas discors, the
green-winged teal anas carolinensis, and the
cinnamon teal anas cyanoptera are common species,
valued as game birds. see garganey.
1913 webster
goose teal, a goslet. see goslet.
teal duck, the common european teal.
1913 webster
see also:
till anas querquedula nettion anas crecca anas querquedula
anas circia anas discors anas carolinensis anas cyanoptera garganey
goose teal goslet teal duck
- [2] : WordNet (r) 2.0
teal
adj : a bluish shade of green syn: bluish green, blue-green,
cyan
n 1: a shade of green tinged with blue; "they painted it a light
shade of bluish green" syn: bluish green, blue-green
2: any of various small short-necked dabbling river ducks of
europe and america
see also:
bluish green blue-green cyan
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