English-Thai Dictionary
teal
N นก เป็ด น้ำ waterfowl nok-ped-nam
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
TEAL
n.An aquatic fowl of the genus Anas, the smallest of the duck kind.
Webster's 1913 Dictionary
TEAL
Teal, n. Etym: [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. ] (Zoöl.)
Defn: 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.
Note: The common European teal (Anas crecca ) and the European blue- winged teal, or garganey (A. querquedula or A. circia ), are well- known species. In America the blue-winged teal (A. discors ), the green-winged teal (A. Carolinensis ), and the cinnamon teal (A.cynaoptera ) are common species, valued as game birds. See Garganey. Goose teal, a goslet. See Goslet. -- Teal duck, the common European teal.
New American Oxford Dictionary
teal
teal |tēl til | ▶noun ( pl. same or teals ) a small freshwater duck, typically with a greenish band on the wing that is most prominent in flight. [Genus Anas, family Anatidae: several species, in particular the common Eurasian and Canadian ( green-winged ) teal (A. crecca ).] • (also teal blue ) a dark greenish-blue color. ORIGIN Middle English: of unknown origin; related to Dutch teling.
Oxford Dictionary
teal
teal |tiːl | ▶noun ( pl. same or teals ) a small freshwater duck, typically with a greenish band on the wing that is most prominent in flight. ●Genus Anas, family Anatidae: several species, in particular the common Eurasian and Canadian ( green-winged ) teal (A. crecca ). • (also teal blue ) [ mass noun ] a dark greenish-blue colour. ORIGIN Middle English: of unknown origin; related to Dutch teling.
Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary
teal
teal /tiːl /名詞 複 ～, ～s C 〘鳥 〙コガモの類 .
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