| 单词 | widgeon |
| 释义 | widgeon /wij"euhn/, n. , pl. widgeons, (esp. collectively) widgeon for 1. 1. any 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. 2. Obs. a fool. Also, wigeon. [1505-15; perh. < an AF correspondent of F vigeon < VL; cf. ML vipio kind of crane (deriv. of vip- imit. of bird's cry)] |
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