garganey

[ gahr-guh-nee ]

/ ˈgɑr gə ni /

noun, plural gar·ga·neys.

a small Old World duck, Anas querquedula.

Origin of garganey

1660–70; according to K. von Gesner, who introduced the term, a dial. form of Italian garganello name for various teallike ducks; ultimately <Late Latin gargala throat; cf. gargle

Words nearby garganey

Garfield, James A., Garfield Mountain, garfish, Garfunkel, garg., garganey, Gargantua, gargantuan, garget, gargle, gargoyle

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Example sentences from the Web for garganey

Of the migratory species only a few shovellers and garganey teal tarry till May.
A Bird Calendar for Northern India|Douglas Dewar
At the beginning of the month the garganey teal are almost the only migratory ducks to be seen on them.
A Bird Calendar for Northern India|Douglas Dewar
Garganey also nest in large numbers on the lagoons of Daimiel in La Mancha.
Unexplored Spain|Abel Chapman
Garganey chiefly occur in early autumn and again de vuelta paso in March.
Unexplored Spain|Abel Chapman

Garganey (Querquedula circia) breed among the samphire in the open marisma—in wet seasons quite numerously.
Unexplored Spain|Abel Chapman

British Dictionary definitions for garganey

garganey

/ (ˈɡɑːɡənɪ) /

noun

a small Eurasian duck, Anas querquedula, closely related to the mallard. The male has a white stripe over each eye

Word Origin for garganey

C17: from Italian dialect garganei, of imitative origin

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单词	garganey
释义	garganey [ gahr-guh-nee ] / ˈgɑr gə ni / noun, plural gar·ga·neys. a small Old World duck, Anas querquedula. Origin of garganey 1660–70; according to K. von Gesner, who introduced the term, a dial. form of Italian garganello name for various teallike ducks; ultimately <Late Latin gargala throat; cf. gargle Words nearby garganey Garfield, James A., Garfield Mountain, garfish, Garfunkel, garg., garganey, Gargantua, gargantuan, garget, gargle, gargoyle Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for garganey Of the migratory species only a few shovellers and garganey teal tarry till May. A Bird Calendar for Northern India\|Douglas Dewar At the beginning of the month the garganey teal are almost the only migratory ducks to be seen on them. A Bird Calendar for Northern India\|Douglas Dewar Garganey also nest in large numbers on the lagoons of Daimiel in La Mancha. Unexplored Spain\|Abel Chapman Garganey chiefly occur in early autumn and again de vuelta paso in March. Unexplored Spain\|Abel Chapman Garganey (Querquedula circia) breed among the samphire in the open marisma—in wet seasons quite numerously. Unexplored Spain\|Abel Chapman British Dictionary definitions for garganey garganey / (ˈɡɑːɡənɪ) / noun a small Eurasian duck, Anas querquedula, closely related to the mallard. The male has a white stripe over each eye Word Origin for garganey C17: from Italian dialect garganei, of imitative origin Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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