Teal Definition
tēl
teals
noun
teals
Any of several small, short-necked, freshwater wild ducks (genus Anas)
Webster's New World
A dark greenish-blue or grayish-blue color.
Webster's New World
Synonyms:
- blue-green
- bluish green
abbreviation
(historical) Tasman Empire Airways Limited, the forerunner to Air New Zealand.
Wiktionary
Other Word Forms of Teal
Noun
Singular:
teal
Plural:
tealsOrigin of Teal
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Probably from an unrecorded Old English word cognate with Middle Dutch teling (“teal") Middle Low German telink, from West Germanic *taili. As the name of a shade of dark greenish-blue like the color patterns on the fowl's head and wings, it is attested from 1923.
From Wiktionary
Middle English tele
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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