teal duck — noun 1. : teal 2. : a dark greenish blue that is bluer and duller than average teal, averaging teal blue, drake, or duckling … Useful english dictionary
Teal — (t[=e]l), n. [OE. tele; akin to D. teling a generation, production, teal, telen to breed, produce, and E. till to cultivate. The English word probably once meant, a brood or flock. See {Till} to cultivate.] (Zo[ o]l.) Any one of several species… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
teal blue — noun : a variable color averaging a dark greenish blue that is bluer and duller than average teal, duller and slightly greener than drake, and greener, lighter, and stronger than teal duck … Useful english dictionary
Teal (color) — Teal, also called teal blue, is a medium to dark blueish green color of low saturation; a dark cyan. The color gets its name from the fact that it surrounds the eyes of the common teal, a member of the duck family. The complementary color of teal … Wikipedia
Teal — may mean: *Teal (color), a greenish dark blue color * A species of duck, such as: ** The Ringed Teal, Callonetta leucophrys ** The Common Teal, Anas crecca ** The Green winged Teal, Anas carolinensis ** The Black Teal, Aythya novaeseelandiae **… … Wikipedia
Teal — f English: one of the female names taken from birds in the past couple of decades. The teal is a kind of small duck; its name is attested since the 14th century and seems to be connected with Middle Low German tēlink, Middle Dutch tēling. Variant … First names dictionary
teal — (n.) small freshwater duck, early 14c., probably from an unrecorded Old English word cognate with M.Du. teling teal, M.L.G. telink, from W.Gmc. *taili. As the name of a shade of dark greenish blue like the color patterns on the fowl s head and… … Etymology dictionary
teal — ► NOUN (pl. same or teals) 1) a small freshwater duck, typically with a bright blue green patch on the wing plumage. 2) (also teal blue) a dark greenish blue colour. ORIGIN of unknown origin … English terms dictionary
teal — [ti:l] n 1.) a small wild duck 2.) [U] a greenish blue colour … Dictionary of contemporary English
teal — /teel/, n., pl. teals, (esp. collectively) teal for 1. 1. any of several species of small dabbling ducks, of worldwide distribution, usually traveling in tight flocks and frequenting ponds and marshes. 2. Also called teal blue. a medium to dark… … Universalium
