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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024widg•eon (wij′ən),USA pronunciation n., pl. -eons, (esp. collectively) -eon for 1.- Birdsany of several common freshwater ducks related to the mallards and teals in the genus Anas, having metallic green flight feathers, a white wing patch, and a buff or white forehead, including A. penelope of Eurasia and North Africa, A. sibilatrix of South America, and the baldpate, A. americana, of North America.
- [Obs.]a fool. Also, wigeon.
- Vulgar Latin; compare Medieval Latin vipiō kind of crane (derivative of vip- imitative of bird's cry)
- an Anglo-French correspondent of French vigeon
- perh. 1505–15
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: widgeon /ˈwɪdʒən/ n - a variant spelling of wigeon
wig•eon (wij′ən),USA pronunciation n., pl. -eons, (esp. collectively) -eon. - widgeon.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: wigeon, widgeon /ˈwɪdʒən/ n - 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, baldpate ⇒ a similar bird, Anas americana, of North America, the male of which has a white crown
Etymology: 16th Century: of uncertain origin |