goose teal

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goose teal - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Teal \Teal\ (t[=e]l), n. [OE. tele; akin to D. teling a
     generation, production, teal, telen to breed, produce, and E.
     till to cultivate. The English word probably once meant, a
     brood or flock. See Till to cultivate.] (Zool.)
     Any one of several species of small fresh-water ducks of the
     genus Anas and the subgenera Querquedula and Nettion.
     The male is handsomely colored, and has a bright green or
     blue speculum on the wings.
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     Note: The common European teal (Anas crecca) and the
           European blue-winged teal, or garganey (Anas querquedula
            or Anas circia), are well-known species.
           In America the blue-winged teal (Anas discors), the
           green-winged teal (Anas Carolinensis), and the
           cinnamon teal (Anas cyanoptera) are common species,
           valued as game birds. See Garganey.
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     Goose teal, a goslet. See Goslet.
  
     Teal duck, the common European teal.
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