gadwall

American  

[gad-wawl] / ˈgædˌwɔl /

noun

gadwalls, plural gadwall plural

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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Other Word Forms

Inflected Forms

noun

• gadwall
  plural
• gadwalls
  plural

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 • Jun. 6, 2023

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

From Seattle Times • Feb. 4, 2017

The gadwall is really a southern duck, coming into the United States to breed.

From Game Birds and Game Fishes of the Pacific Coast by Payne, Harry Thom

The mallard, gadwall, widgeon, pintail, the various species of pochard and the common teal are rapidly disappearing.

From A Bird Calendar for Northern India by Dewar, Douglas

In the autumn the lakes in this neighbourhood are the resort of large packs of wigeon, gadwall and pochard.

From Mount Everest the Reconnaissance, 1921 by Howard-Bury, Charles Kenneth