wigeon

American  

[wij-uhn] / ˈwɪdʒ ən /

noun

plural

wigeons,

plural

wigeon

1. a variant of widgeon.

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wigeon British  

/ ˈwɪdʒən /

noun

1. 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

2. a similar bird, Anas americana, of North America, the male of which has a white crown

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Etymology

Origin of wigeon

C16: of uncertain origin

Example Sentences

The observatory sits at the tip of Öland, an island in the Baltic Sea about 300 kilometers as the wigeon flies from the park in Germany where the white-tailed eagles reside.

From Science Magazine • Sep. 26, 2023

By mid-January, the virus had infected an American wigeon and blue-winged teal in South Carolina, according to the U.S.

From New York Times • Apr. 21, 2022

They nab the wigeon and a Wilson's Warbler at the next two stops, bringing them to 191.

From Scientific American • Sep. 15, 2021

The authority said seven key species - the adonis blue butterfly, skylark, redshank, yellow horned poppy, ringed plover, bee orchid and wigeon - were "indicators of biodiversity and landscape quality".

From BBC • Aug. 12, 2021

After another cabresto-shot, which added ten wigeon to the bag, we reached the broad Arroyo de la Madre, which was "paved" with wildfowl in numbers that we cannot estimate.

From Wild Spain (Espa?a agreste) Records of Sport with Rifle, Rod, and Gun, Natural History Exploration by Buck, Walter J.