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Teal

Teal

(tēl)
,
Noun.
[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.
☞ 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
.
Goose teal
,
a goslet. See
Goslet
.
Teal duck
,
the common European teal.

Definition 2024


teal

teal

See also: TEAL

English

Anas crecca, the common teal

Alternative forms

  • teale (obsolete)

Noun

teal (plural teals)

  1. Any of various small freshwater ducks of the genus Anas that are brightly coloured and have short necks.
  2. A dark, somewhat bluish-green colour; a dark cyan.
    teal colour:    


Translations

Adjective

teal (comparative more teal, superlative most teal)

  1. Having a bluish-green colour

Translations

See also

Colors in English · colors, colours (layout · text)
     red      green      yellow      cream      white
     crimson      magenta      teal      lime      pink
     indigo      blue      orange      gray, grey      violet
     black      purple      brown      azure, sky blue      cyan

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