Teal

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  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]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  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