Garganey Definition

gärgə-nē
garganeys
noun
garganeys
A small freshwater European duck (Anas querquedula) resembling the American blue-winged teal.
Webster's New World
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Other Word Forms of Garganey

Noun

Singular:
garganey
Plural:
garganeys

Origin of Garganey

  • Italian dialectal gargenei variant of garganello ultimately from Late Latin gargala tracheal artery

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

Garganey Sentence Examples

  • But the determination of the birds which should be technically considered "Teals," and belong to the genus Nettion, as distinguished from other groups of Anatinae, is a task not yet successfully attempted, and much confusion has been caused by associating with them such species as the Garganey and its allies of the group Querquedula.

  • Among the commoner ducks, I found a single drake Garganey.

  • Near the gulls, roosted a group of Comb Ducks and behind them a flock of Garganey included some smart drakes.

  • Then it went to N or even slightly East of North, and we then saw only sandwich terns and 3 male garganey.

  • In winter parties of wigeon and teal are common and rarer ducks seen include velvet scoter and garganey.

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