blue-winged teal

American  

[bloo-wingd] / ˈbluˌwɪŋd /

noun

1. a small duck, Anas discors, inhabiting ponds and rivers of North America, having a dull-brown mottled body and grayish-blue patches on the wings.

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Etymology

Origin of blue-winged teal

First recorded in 1630–40

Example Sentences

High virus levels in birds like blue-winged teal, ducks that migrate long distances, helped spread the virus to new parts of South America, Stallknecht said.

From Reuters • Feb. 15, 2023

By mid-January, the virus had infected an American wigeon and blue-winged teal in South Carolina, according to the U.S.

From New York Times • Apr. 21, 2022

The affected species include black-bellied whistling ducks, blue-winged teal and a variety of egrets.

From Seattle Times • Sep. 9, 2021

The opportunity allows waterfowl hunters to take two additional blue-winged teal for the first 16 days of the season because of high populations across the continent.

From Washington Times • Sep. 3, 2015

Even so she shrank at sight of herself below the line of sunburn, for she was ringed about like a blue-winged teal, the demarcation being more pronounced because of the natural whiteness of her skin.

From The Barrier by Beach, Rex Ellingwood