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 • 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 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

Ducks winter by the thousand, and, most unexpectedly, some even of the northern kinds, like the gadwall, now stay to breed.

From A Book-Lover's Holidays in the Open by Roosevelt, Theodore

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