teal

Meanings

1. 1
   noun

   any of several small, short-necked dabbling ducks, especially species traditionally placed in the genus Anas

   A flock of teal lifted from the shallow marsh at sunrise.

2. 2
   noun

   a medium to dark blue-green color

   She painted the door a deep teal that contrasted with the white walls.

3. 3
   adj

   blue-green in color

   The drake flashed a teal patch on its wing as it flew.

From Middle English tele, from a Germanic bird name of uncertain deeper origin. The color term appeared much later, named for the blue-green wing markings of some teal ducks.

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