teal blue

Variant of teal

teal definition

teal (tēl)

noun

  1. pl. teals or teal any of several small, short-necked, freshwater wild ducks (genus Anas)
  2. a dark grayish or greenish blue

Etymology: ME tele, akin to Du taling, MLowG telink, teal

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