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american widgeon | (n) a widgeon the male of which has a white crown, Syn. Anas americana, baldpate |
widgeon | (n) freshwater duck of Eurasia and northern Africa related to mallards and teals, Syn. wigeon, Anas penelope |
wood duck | (n) showy North American duck that nests in hollow trees, Syn. summer duck, Aix sponsa, wood widgeon |
Pigwidgeon | n. [ Written also pigwidgin and pigwiggen. ] A cant word for anything petty or small. It is used by Drayton as the name of a fairy. [ 1913 Webster ] |
Sea widgeon | (Zool.) |
Widgeon | n. [ Probably from an old French form of F. vigeon, vingeon, gingeon; of uncertain origin; cf. L. vipio, -onis, a kind of small crane. ] (Zool.) Any one of several species of fresh-water ducks, especially those belonging to the subgenus
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