Definition of wigeon in English:

wigeon

(also widgeon)

noun ˈwɪdʒ(ə)nˈwɪdʒən

A dabbling duck with mainly reddish-brown and grey plumage, the male having a whistling call.
Genus Anas, family Anatidae: three species, in particular the European wigeon (A. penelope) and the American wigeon (A. americana)
Example sentencesExamples
- Where the trail hugs the edge of the slough, watch for waterfowl - pintails, green-winged teals, and widgeons - and listen for the machine-gun rattle of belted kingfishers.
- My first sighting was of large numbers of pink-footed geese and wigeon along with some ringed plover and shelduck.
- Bird species like garganey, gadwall, mallard, shoveller, pintail and wigeon use the lake in transit.
- Where once there were acres of grain, there are now acres of barnacle geese; where sheep once grazed, there are widgeon and teal; lapwing and redshanks have replaced the cattle; his new crops are spoonbills, snipe, skylarks and linnets.
- Females during the breeding season and the young eat many aquatic invertebrates, but aside from that, wigeons are plant-eaters.

Origin

Early 16th century: perhaps of imitative origin and suggested by pigeon¹.

Rhymes

pidgin, pigeon, smidgen

Definition of wigeon in US English:

wigeon

(also widgeon)

nounˈwijənˈwɪdʒən

A dabbling duck with mainly reddish-brown and gray plumage, the male having a whistling call.
Genus Anas, family Anatidae: several species, in particular the American wigeon (A. americana)and the Eurasian wigeon (A. penelope)
Example sentencesExamples
- Where once there were acres of grain, there are now acres of barnacle geese; where sheep once grazed, there are widgeon and teal; lapwing and redshanks have replaced the cattle; his new crops are spoonbills, snipe, skylarks and linnets.
- My first sighting was of large numbers of pink-footed geese and wigeon along with some ringed plover and shelduck.
- Where the trail hugs the edge of the slough, watch for waterfowl - pintails, green-winged teals, and widgeons - and listen for the machine-gun rattle of belted kingfishers.
- Bird species like garganey, gadwall, mallard, shoveller, pintail and wigeon use the lake in transit.
- Females during the breeding season and the young eat many aquatic invertebrates, but aside from that, wigeons are plant-eaters.

Origin

Early 16th century: perhaps of imitative origin and suggested by pigeon.

单词	wigeon
释义	Definition of wigeon in English: wigeon (also widgeon) noun ˈwɪdʒ(ə)nˈwɪdʒən A dabbling duck with mainly reddish-brown and grey plumage, the male having a whistling call. Genus Anas, family Anatidae: three species, in particular the European wigeon (A. penelope) and the American wigeon (A. americana) Example sentencesExamples Where the trail hugs the edge of the slough, watch for waterfowl - pintails, green-winged teals, and widgeons - and listen for the machine-gun rattle of belted kingfishers. My first sighting was of large numbers of pink-footed geese and wigeon along with some ringed plover and shelduck. Bird species like garganey, gadwall, mallard, shoveller, pintail and wigeon use the lake in transit. Where once there were acres of grain, there are now acres of barnacle geese; where sheep once grazed, there are widgeon and teal; lapwing and redshanks have replaced the cattle; his new crops are spoonbills, snipe, skylarks and linnets. Females during the breeding season and the young eat many aquatic invertebrates, but aside from that, wigeons are plant-eaters. Origin Early 16th century: perhaps of imitative origin and suggested by pigeon¹. Rhymes pidgin, pigeon, smidgen Definition of wigeon in US English: wigeon (also widgeon) nounˈwijənˈwɪdʒən A dabbling duck with mainly reddish-brown and gray plumage, the male having a whistling call. Genus Anas, family Anatidae: several species, in particular the American wigeon (A. americana)and the Eurasian wigeon (A. penelope) Example sentencesExamples Where once there were acres of grain, there are now acres of barnacle geese; where sheep once grazed, there are widgeon and teal; lapwing and redshanks have replaced the cattle; his new crops are spoonbills, snipe, skylarks and linnets. My first sighting was of large numbers of pink-footed geese and wigeon along with some ringed plover and shelduck. Where the trail hugs the edge of the slough, watch for waterfowl - pintails, green-winged teals, and widgeons - and listen for the machine-gun rattle of belted kingfishers. Bird species like garganey, gadwall, mallard, shoveller, pintail and wigeon use the lake in transit. Females during the breeding season and the young eat many aquatic invertebrates, but aside from that, wigeons are plant-eaters. Origin Early 16th century: perhaps of imitative origin and suggested by pigeon.
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