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widgeon
[ wij-uhn ]
noun
- any of several common freshwater ducks related to the mallards and teals in the genus Anas, having metallic green flight feathers, a white wing patch, and a buff or white forehead, including A. penelope of Eurasia and North Africa, A. sibilatrix of South America, and the baldpate, A. americana, of North America.
- Obsolete. a fool.
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Example Sentences
Widgeon may be cooked in as many ways as teal, using the same recipes, substituting widgeon for teal.
We had scarcely gone a hundred yards ere a large widgeon rose from behind a bush, and Crusty, who was in advance, brought it down.
The widgeon has observed him going down; and, calculating to a nicety the spot where he will reappear, seats himself in readiness.
The widgeon is one of the most common ducks of the Coast, both north and south.
The green-winged teal, like the widgeon, feeds a great deal on the plains and in the fields.
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