teal : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: teal	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for teal
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
teal adj of a bluish shade of green [syn: bluish green, {blue- green}, cyan, teal] n a blue-green color or pigment; "they painted it a light shade of bluish green" Synonym(s): bluish green, blue green, teal any of various small short-necked dabbling river ducks of Europe and America
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Teal \Teal\, 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.] (Zo[94]l.) 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. Note: The common European teal ({Anas crecca}) and the European blue-winged teal, or garganey ({A. querquedula} or {A. circia}), are well-known species. In America the blue-winged teal ({A. discors}), the green-winged teal ({A. Carolinensis}), and the cinnamon teal ({A. cynaoptera}) are common species, valued as game birds. See {Garganey}. {Goose teal}, a goslet. See {Goslet}. {Teal duck}, the common European teal.