gadwall

American  

[gad-wawl] / ˈgædˌwɔl /

noun

PLURAL

gadwalls

PLURAL

gadwall

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

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gadwall British  

/ ˈɡædˌwɔːl /

noun

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

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Etymology

Origin of gadwall

First recorded in 1660–70; origin uncertain

Example Sentences

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

From New York Times

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

From Seattle Times

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

From Seattle Times

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

From BBC

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.”

From Washington Post