teal
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4.1
- noun
- /tiːl/
:
cerceta
- The hunter was excited to spot a stunning male teal gliding across the pond.
- teal ducks
- mallards and teals
- Baikal teal
Examples
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I watched a female teal swimming gracefully among the lily pads.
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A blue-winged teal in flight over a swampy marshland.
Fiction book (1996) -
I saw around six Green-winged Teal in the water just before the railroad tracks.
Blog text (13) -
The Gksu Delta used to be the best place in all of Turkey for Marbled Teal.
Blog text (22) -
I went to Eagle Park to see the Cinnamon Teal that the Johnsons posted to MoBirds.
Blog text (13) -
Hutchinson brought down two stray teal as they winged in low just behind the blind, and Duke ineptly retrieved both of them.
Fiction book (1996) -
Mallards, woodies, teal, and grey ducks are standard fare right now, though the divers shouldn't be too far behind.
Blog text (10) -
During the spring migration, many teal can be seen dabbling in the marshes.
Synonyms
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7.3
A small duck that has a bright green patch on its wings
A small duck with a green patch on its wing that lives in marshes
A small duck with a green eye patch that feeds in shallow water
Compounds
- Specialized
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8.5
A small duck with a blue patch on its wings found in North America
How Big
Surface Forms
Etymology
The word teal originally named a small duck with a bright green-blue stripe on its head, and the bird's feathers later gave their name to the color 'teal'.