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teal T0072600 (tēl)n. pl. teal or teals 1. Any of several small dabbling ducks, chiefly of the genus Anas, often having brightly marked plumage.2. A moderate or dark bluish green to greenish blue.
[Middle English tele.]
teal adj.teal (tiːl) n, pl teals or teal1. (Animals) any of various small ducks, such as the Eurasian Anas crecca (common teal) that are related to the mallard and frequent ponds, lakes, and marshes2. (Colours) a greenish-blue colour[C14: related to Middle Low German tēlink, Middle Dutch tēling]teal (til)
n., pl. teals, (esp. collectively) teal for 1. 1. any of several small dabbling ducks, esp. of the genus Anas. 2. Also called teal′ blue′. a medium to dark greenish blue. [1275–1325; Middle English tele; akin to Middle Dutch tēling, teiling, Middle Low German tēlink] Thesaurus| Noun | 1. |  teal - a blue-green color or pigment; "they painted it a light shade of bluish green"blue green, bluish greengreen, viridity, greenness - green color or pigment; resembling the color of growing grasscyan - a primary subtractive color for light; has a blue-green color | | 2. | teal - any of various small short-necked dabbling river ducks of Europe and Americaduck - small wild or domesticated web-footed broad-billed swimming bird usually having a depressed body and short legsAnas, genus Anas - type genus of the Anatidae: freshwater ducksAnas crecca, greenwing, green-winged teal - common teal of Eurasia and North AmericaAnas discors, bluewing, blue-winged teal - American tealAnas querquedula, garganey - small Eurasian teal | | Adj. | 1. | teal - of a bluish shade of greenblue-green, bluish green, cyanchromatic - being or having or characterized by hue |
teal nounRelated words
collective nouns bunch, knob, springTranslationsteal
teal: see duckduck,
common name for wild and domestic waterfowl of the family Anatidae, which also includes geese and swans. It is hunted and bred for its meat, eggs, and feathers. Strictly speaking, duck refers to the female and drake to the male.
..... Click the link for more information. .Teal the common name of about 20 species of small river ducks of the genus Anas. Teals are found everywhere except the polar regions. Many species are migratory. There are four species in the USSR. The best known are the common, or green-winged, teal (Anas crecca) and the garganey, or garganey teal (A. querquedula). The Baikal teal (A. formosa), which is hunted intensively during its period of migration, is found in Siberia east of the Enisei, while the marbled teal (A. angustirostris) is found only in Middle Asia and Transcaucasia. All teals prefer shallow standing waters. They nest in meadows and forest clearings. The female lays eight or nine eggs, which are incubated for about three weeks. teal1. any of various small ducks, such as the Eurasian Anas crecca (common teal) that are related to the mallard and frequent ponds, lakes, and marshes 2. a greenish-blue colour MedicalSeeduckTEAL
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teal
Synonyms for tealnoun a blue-green color or pigmentSynonymsRelated Words- green
- viridity
- greenness
- cyan
noun any of various small short-necked dabbling river ducks of Europe and AmericaRelated Words- duck
- Anas
- genus Anas
- Anas crecca
- greenwing
- green-winged teal
- Anas discors
- bluewing
- blue-winged teal
- Anas querquedula
- garganey
adj of a bluish shade of greenSynonyms- blue-green
- bluish green
- cyan
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