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Anas querquedula

Anas querquedula

9.9
A small duck with a bold white stripe over the eye that lives in Europe and western Asia
  • noun
  • Specialized
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  • Birdwatchers were excited to spot an Anas querquedula at the local wetland reserve.

Examples

  • Unlike other teals, the Anas querquedula has a distinctive bold white stripe over the eye.

  • The Anas querquedula migrates to Africa for the winter months.

  • The Anas querquedula is often spotted in wetlands.

  • Have you ever seen an Anas querquedula in the wild?

  • Birdwatchers were excited to spot an Anas querquedula at the local wetland reserve.

  • The Anas querquedula migrates to Africa for the winter months.

  • Unlike other teals, the Anas querquedula has a distinctive bold white stripe over the eye.

Synonyms

garganey
vsAnas querquedula
  • UK
9.9

A small duck that migrates and has a white stripe on the male's head

focuses on the formal species name and its range in Europe and western Asia

Surface Forms

Anas querquedula singular
Anas querquedula plural

Morphology

Anas + querquedula

This is a Latin binomial (scientific) name: while 'Anas' may be recognized by some as a duck genus, the specific epithet 'querquedula' is not a transparent English word and provides no obvious descriptive meaning to a B1 learner. Scientific names function as arbitrary labels/proper nouns rather than compositional English MWEs, so the species identity and sense cannot be derived from the parts.

Etymology

Anas querquedula comes from Latin: Anas means 'duck' and querquedula may come from a word that copies the bird's soft call. So the name describes a 'small Eurasian teal', which fits the little duck we call the garganey today.