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blue-winged teal
[ bloo-wingd ]
noun
- a small duck, Anas discors, inhabiting ponds and rivers of North America, having a dull-brown mottled body and grayish-blue patches on the wings.
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Word History and Origins
Origin of blue-winged teal1
First recorded in 1630–40
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Example Sentences
Blue-winged teal is a name given to this prettily-marked species, which to those who know its congener is fairly descriptive.
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Blue-winged teal and shovelers may retain the eclipse plumage until well into the winter.
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The black and white duck are small abut the size of the blue-winged teal, or reather larger.
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The black and white Duck are Small about the Size of the blue-winged teal, or reather larger.
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