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geel·bec noun or geel·bek or geel·beck \ˈgēlˌbek\ (-s) Etymology: Afrikaans geelbek, from geel yellow (from Middle Dutch ghele) + bek beak, from Middle Dutch bec, from Old French; akin to Old High German gelo yellow — more at yellow, beak 1. : a wild yellow-billed duck (Anas undulata) of Africa 2. : a large sciaenid fish (Atractoscion aequidens) shaped like a mackerel and favored as a leading food and game fish in southern Africa and Australia |