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Dictionary: teal   (tēl) pronunciation
n., pl., teal, or teals.
  1. Any of several small, short-necked freshwater ducks, especially of the genus Anas, that feed on the surface of the water and often have brightly marked plumage.
  2. A moderate or dark bluish green to greenish blue.

[Middle English tele.]

teal teal adj.

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Holarctic American green-winged teal drake (Anas crecca carolinensis).
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Holarctic American green-winged teal drake (Anas crecca carolinensis). (credit: Gordon Langsbury-Bruce Coleman Inc.)
Any of about 15 species (genus Anas, family Anatidae) of small dabbling ducks found on the major continents and many islands. Many are popular game birds. The Holarctic green-winged teal, usually found in a dense flock, is 13 – 15 in. (33 – 38 cm) long. The small blue-winged teal breeds across Canada and the northern U.S. and winters south of the U.S. The Hottentot teal of Africa frequently remains immobile among vegetation even when shots are fired nearby. Teal are primarily herbivorous, but some species eat small animals. Flocks of many species take off and change direction in unison.

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The noun has 2 meanings:

Meaning #1: a shade of green tinged with blue
  Synonyms: bluish green, blue-green

Meaning #2: any of various small short-necked dabbling river ducks of Europe and America


The adjective teal has one meaning:

Meaning #1: a bluish shade of green
  Synonyms: bluish green, blue-green, cyan


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Dansk (Danish)
n. - krikand

Nederlands (Dutch)
(winter)taling(en) (klein soort eend)

Français (French)
n. - sarcelle

Deutsch (German)
n. - (zo.) Krickente, dunkles Blaugrün

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - (ορνιθ.) αγριόπαπια, κιρκίρι

Italiano (Italian)
alzavola, grigio-blu

Português (Portuguese)
n. - cerceta (f) (Ornit.)

Русский (Russian)
(зоо.) чирок

Español (Spanish)
n. - cerceta, color azul verdoso

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - kricka, krickand (zool.)

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
短颈野鸭, 蓝绿色

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 短頸野鴨, 藍綠色

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 물오리, 검둥오리무리

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - コガモ

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) بط نهري صغير, الحذف‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮שרשיר (ברווז), כחול-ירוק‬


 
 
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