teal
noun
any of several species of small dabbling ducks, of worldwide distribution, usually traveling in tight flocks and frequenting ponds and marshes.
teals
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pluralof teal.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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Its two members - Sydney MPs Zali Steggall and Allegra Spender - are from a group of independent MPs known as "teals" who share socially liberal values and want greater climate action.
From BBC ● Jun. 25, 2026
The flute bones, which came from Eurasian coots and Eurasian teals, were found in the Eynan/Ain Mallaha dig site linked to hunter-gatherers from the final Natufian period 12,000 years ago.
From Reuters ● Jun. 12, 2023
It has long been assumed that the primary hosts for avian flu are dabbling ducks, such as mallards, teals and shovelers, that feed on the surface and just below with their rumps in the air.
From New York Times ● Jun. 17, 2022
Complementing all the rich blues, teals, berries and greens are the metals, and designers say mixing them up is the way to go now.
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 6, 2019
Frightful looked down on black ducks, mallards, bluewinged teals, plovers, godwits, yellowlegs, sandpipers—all the migrating birds that loved wetlands.
From "Frightful's Mountain" by Jean Craighead George
