gar·ga·ney (gär g -n )n. pl. gar·ga·neys A small European duck (Anas querquedula) having a conspicuous white stripe over each eye and down the back of the head in the male. [Italian dialectal gargenei, variant of garganello, ultimately from Late Latin gargala, tracheal artery.] |
garganey [ˈgɑːgənɪ]
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(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals) a small Eurasian duck, Anas querquedula, closely related to the mallard. The male has a white stripe over each eye
[from Italian dialect garganei, of imitative origin]
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| Noun | 1. |  garganey - small Eurasian teal teal - any of various small short-necked dabbling river ducks of Europe and America |
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