gadwall

[gad-wawl]

noun

plural

gadwalls ,

plural

gadwall .

1. a grayish-brown wild duck, Anas strepera, found in temperate parts of the Northern Hemisphere.

gadwall

/ ˈɡædˌwɔːl /

noun

1. a duck, Anas strepera, related to the mallard. The male has a grey body and black tail

Word History and Origins

Origin of gadwall¹

First recorded in 1660–70; origin uncertain

Word History and Origins

Origin of gadwall¹

C17: of unknown origin

Example Sentences

Look for the northern shoveler, the ring-necked duck and the gadwall.

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“There’s a gadwall out there,” McHugh said.

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A solitary male gadwall “stayed still long enough for me to fixate on its delicate herringbone feather pattern.”

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"It's now internationally important for birds like the gadwall and shovelers."

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While other visitors shopped for Louis Vuitton wallets and Tod’s moccasins, I watched Jonathan Borofsky’s motorized “Five Hammering Men” hack away at an invisible nail and inspected the crayon-and-glitter construction of Frank Stella’s “Washington Island Gadwall.”

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