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garganey

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gar⋅ga⋅ney

  [gahr-guh-nee]
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–noun, plural -neys.
a small Old World duck, Anas querquedula.
Origin:
1660–70; according to K. von Gesner, who introduced the term, a dial. form of It garganello name for various teallike ducks; ult. < LL gargala throat; cf. gargle
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gar·ga·ney   (gär'gə-nē)   
n.   pl. gar·ga·neys
A small European duck (Anas querquedula) having a conspicuous white stripe over each eye and down the back of the head in the male.

[Italian dialectal gargenei, variant of garganello, ultimately from Late Latin gargala, tracheal artery.]
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