wigeon

[ wij-uhn ]

/ ˈwɪdʒ ən /

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noun, plural wig·eons, (especially collectively) wig·eon.

a variant of widgeon.

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Words nearby wigeon

wife swapping, wifey, Wi-Fi, wig, wigan, wigeon, wigged, wigger, wiggery, Wiggin, wigging

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How to use wigeon in a sentence

In the autumn the lakes in this neighbourhood are the resort of large packs of wigeon, gadwall and pochard.
Mount Everest the Reconnaissance, 1921|Charles Kenneth Howard-Bury
By four oclock we had secured, in five drives, eleven geese and a wigeon.
Unexplored Spain|Abel Chapman
For the following statements, see on the wigeon, Loudon’s ‘Mag.
The Descent of Man and Selection in Relation to Sex|Charles Darwin
The same remarks may be said to apply to the Teal, the Wigeon, and some few others.
Among the Birds in Northern Shires|Charles Dixon

The bulk of the ducks this winter proved to be Pintails, though Wigeon were hardly less abundant.
Wild Spain (Espaa agreste)|Abel Chapman

British Dictionary definitions for wigeon

wigeon

widgeon

/ (ˈwɪdʒən) /

noun

a Eurasian duck, Anas penelope, of marshes, swamps, etc, the male of which has a reddish-brown head and chest and grey and white back and wings

American wigeon or baldpate a similar bird, Anas americana, of North America, the male of which has a white crown

Word Origin for wigeon

C16: of uncertain origin

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