garganey

(gär′gə nē)

noun

a small freshwater European duck (Anas querquedula) resembling the American blue-winged teal

Origin: prob. < It dial. garganello < echoic base *garg-: see gargle

See garganey in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun pl. gar·ga·neys

A small European duck (Anas querquedula) having a conspicuous white stripe over each eye and down the back of the head in the male.

Origin:

Origin: Italian dialectal gargenei

Origin: , variant of garganello

Origin: , ultimately from Late Latin gargala, tracheal artery

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