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garganey

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gar·ga·ney  (gärg-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]
n
(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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Noun1.garganey - small Eurasian tealgarganey - small Eurasian teal                  
Anas querquedula
teal - any of various small short-necked dabbling river ducks of Europe and America
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