Definition

1. Noun:
   • Blue-winged teal: A small dabbling duck (Anas discors) native to North America, characterized by a distinctive white crescent on the face of the male and bright blue wing patches visible in flight.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • We spotted an Anas discors among the other ducks in the marsh.
  • The blue-winged teal is one of the earliest ducks to migrate south in the fall.

Advanced Usage

• Scientific Classification: In ornithological and formal contexts, the binomial nomenclature is used to specify the species precisely, distinguishing it from other teal species like the green-winged teal ().
  • The study focused on the migration patterns of Anas discors.

Variants and Related Words

• Blue-winged teal: The common name for .
• Teal (noun): A general term for several small, fast-flying freshwater ducks, often including the blue-winged teal.

Synonyms

• Blue-winged teal: The primary common name.
• Spatula discors (noun): An alternative scientific genus classification sometimes used in updated taxonomic lists.

Related Phrases

• Dabbling duck: A descriptive phrase for ducks like that feed primarily on the surface of the water or by tipping forward, rather than diving.
  • The Anas discors is a common dabbling duck in North American wetlands.

Noun

1. American teal