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GARGANEY
garganey, Anas querquedula
(noun) small Eurasian teal
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
garganey (plural garganeys)
A small dabbling duck, Anas querquedula, that breeds in much of Europe and western Asia, and winters in Africa.
Source: Wiktionary
Gar"ga*ney, n. (Zoöl.)
Definition: A small European duck (Anas querquedula); -- called also cricket teal, and summer teal.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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PUNGENCY
(noun) wit having a sharp and caustic quality; “he commented with typical pungency”; “the bite of satire”
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