wigeon
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wigeon or widgeon (ˈwɪdʒən) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n | |
| 1. | a Eurasian duck, Anas penelope, of marshes, swamps, etc, the male of which has a reddish-brown head and chest and grey and white back and wings |
| 2. | American wigeon, baldpate a similar bird, Anas americana, of North America, the male of which has a white crown |
| [C16: of uncertain origin] | |
| widgeon or widgeon | |
| —n | |
| [C16: of uncertain origin] | |
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Wigeon
is always a great word to know.
So is doohickey. Does it mean:
| a gadget; dingus; thingumbob. |
| a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal. |
Example sentences
When open water is handy, wigeon often raft up offshore until late afternoon when they move to marshes and ponds to feed.
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