[wij-uh
n] 
) -eon for 1. | 1. | 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. |
| 2. | Obsolete. a fool. |
| wid·geon also wi·geon (wĭj'ən) n. pl. widgeon also wigeon or wid·geons also wi·geons Either of two wild, freshwater ducks (Anas americana of North America or A. penelope of Europe) having a grayish or brownish back and a white belly and wing coverts. The European widgeon has a reddish-brown head and creamy crown, and the American widgeon has a shiny white crown. [Origin unknown.] |