teal

teal  (tl)

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.

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[Middle English tele.]

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teal adj.

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teal

Noun

pl teals or teal a small freshwater duck related to the mallard [Middle English tele]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	teal - a blue-green color or pigment; "they painted it a light shade of bluish green" blue green, bluish green green, viridity, greenness - green color or pigment; resembling the color of growing grass cyan - a primary subtractive color for light; has a blue-green color
	2.	teal - any of various small short-necked dabbling river ducks of Europe and America duck - small wild or domesticated web-footed broad-billed swimming bird usually having a depressed body and short legs Anas, genus Anas - type genus of the Anatidae: freshwater ducks Anas crecca, green-winged teal, greenwing - common teal of Eurasia and North America Anas discors, blue-winged teal, bluewing - American teal Anas querquedula, garganey - small Eurasian teal
Adj.	1.	teal - of a bluish shade of green blue-green, bluish green, cyan chromatic - being or having or characterized by hue