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wigeon in British English
or widgeon (ˈwɪdʒən)
noun
1.
a Eurasian duck, Anas penelope, of marshes, swamps, etc, the male of which has a reddish-brown head and chest and grey and white back and wings
2. American wigeon
Word origin
C16: of uncertain originwigeon in American English
(ˈwɪdʒən)
noun
any of certain wild freshwater ducks
; esp.,a.
the Eurasian wigeon (Anas penelope), the male of which has a cream-colored crown and reddish-brown head and neck
b.
baldpate
Word origin
prob. < MFr vigeon < L vipio, small crane, of Balearic orig.Image ofwigeon
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