widgeon

wid·geon

W0148800 (wĭj′ən)n. Variant of wigeon.

widgeon

(ˈwɪdʒən) n (Animals) a variant spelling of wigeon

Thesaurus

Noun

widgeon - freshwater duck of Eurasia and northern Africa related to mallards and tealsAnas penelope, wigeonduck - 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 ducksAmerican widgeon, Anas americana, baldpate - a widgeon the male of which has a white crown

Translations

fischione

Widgeon

wigeon

, widgeon1. 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 a similar bird, Anas americana, of North America, the male of which has a white crown

Widgeon

(Anas penelope), a bird of the family Anatidae. The widgeon is about 55 cm long and usually weighs from 650 to 800 g, sometimes as much as 1 kg. It is widely distributed in Europe and Asia, primarily in the forest zone, more rarely in the tundra zone; it also nests along the steppe lakes of Kazakhstan, in the Crimea, and in Transcaucasia. It feeds mainly on the green parts of plants and on rhizomes. The widgeon is considered a game bird.

widgeon

noun

Synonyms for widgeon

noun freshwater duck of Eurasia and northern Africa related to mallards and teals

Synonyms

Anas penelope
wigeon

Related Words

duck
Anas
genus Anas
American widgeon
Anas americana
baldpate

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