BLUEWING

bluewing, blue-winged teal, Anas discors

(noun) American teal

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

bluewing (plural bluewings)

Anas discors (syn. Spatula discors), the blue-winged teal.

Source: Wiktionary


Blue"wing`, n. (Zoöl.)

Definition: The blue-winged teal. See Teal.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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Word of the Day

20 June 2024

INSIGNIFICANTLY

(adverb) not to a significant degree or amount; “our budget will only be insignificantly affected by these new cuts”


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In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.

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