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wigeon

noun

wi·​geon ˈwi-jən How to pronounce wigeon (audio)
variants or widgeon
plural wigeon or wigeons or widgeon or widgeons
: any of several freshwater ducks (genus Anas): such as
a
: an Old World duck (Anas penelope) having a large white patch on each wing with the male having a reddish-brown head and buff crown

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web Samples were collected for the wigeon during routine monitoring for the disease. William Thornton | Wthornton@al.com, al, 3 Mar. 2022 Bristol County: Luminaries included five snow geese in Westport, a Eurasian wigeon at Fort Phoenix in Fairhaven, and snowy owls in Dartmouth at Allens Pond and Ocean View Farm Reserve. BostonGlobe.com, 12 Feb. 2022 Bristol County: The region hosted a Eurasian wigeon at The Sawmill in Acushnet, a yellow-breasted chat at Victory Park in New Bedford, and a vesper sparrow and a Lincoln’s sparrow at the Noquochoke Wildlife Area in Dartmouth. BostonGlobe.com, 28 Nov. 2021 Martha’s Vineyard: A Eurasian wigeon was seen at Katama Farm. BostonGlobe.com, 30 Oct. 2021 Martha’s Vineyard: Highlights featured a Eurasian wigeon in Edgartown, and a stilt sandpiper and a Hudsonian godwit in Chilmark. BostonGlobe.com, 23 Oct. 2021 During the most recent migration season, the project attached 35 GPS transponders to several species, including the Eurasian wigeon, Caspian tern, and the Heuglin’s gull. Lindsey Mcginnis, The Christian Science Monitor, 12 Oct. 2021 Let your thoughts take you away and a flock of wigeon whistle by, teal slip beneath your view, pintail fly high overhead. Christine Cunningham, Anchorage Daily News, 11 Sep. 2021 Gunner had retrieved a rare limit of mallards, wigeon and teal. Christine Cunningham, Anchorage Daily News, 28 Aug. 2021 See More

Word History

Etymology

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First Known Use

1508, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of wigeon was in 1508

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