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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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
Seven wing bones from coots and teals were found to have holes bored into them, which mimicked the sound of birds of prey when tested on replicas.
From BBC ● Jun. 9, 2023
So far, the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries has found dozens of birds, including black-bellied whistling ducks, blue-winged teals and various egrets, smeared with oil, said Rob Shadoin, the deputy secretary.
From Washington Post ● Sep. 7, 2021
I love the movies, the friends I made in the movies, the story — I love the color scheme of our movies, the pinks and the teals.
From New York Times ● Feb. 12, 2021
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
