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tealSource: The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 Teal \Teal\ (t[=e]l), n. [OE. tele; akin to D. teling a generation, production, teal, telen to breed, produce, and E. till to cultivate. The English word probably once meant, a brood or flock. See Till to cultivate.] (Zool.) Any one of several species of small fresh-water ducks of the genus Anas and the subgenera Querquedula and Nettion. The male is handsomely colored, and has a bright green or blue speculum on the wings. [1913 Webster] Note: The common European teal (Anas crecca) and the European blue-winged teal, or garganey (Anas querquedula or Anas circia), are well-known species. In America the blue-winged teal (Anas discors), the green-winged teal (Anas Carolinensis), and the cinnamon teal (Anas cyanoptera) are common species, valued as game birds. See Garganey. [1913 Webster] Goose teal, a goslet. See Goslet. Teal duck, the common European teal. [1913 Webster] Source: WordNet (r) 2.0
teal
adj : a bluish shade of green [syn: bluish green, blue-green,
cyan]
n 1: a shade of green tinged with blue; "they painted it a light
shade of bluish green" [syn: bluish green, blue-green]
2: any of various small short-necked dabbling river ducks of
Europe and America
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