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Definition of wigeon in English English dictionary: Any of three freshwater dabbling ducks; {n} a bird of the duck kind; A widgeon; Either of two freshwater dabbling ducks, Anas penelope and Anas americana; {i} widgeon, freshwater Eurasian duck having a white spot on each wing; wild freshwater North American duck having a shiny white crown; or widgeon Any of four species of dabbling ducks, popular game and food birds. The male European wigeon (Anas penelope) has a reddish head, cream forehead, and gray back. The male American wigeon, or baldpate (A. americana), has a white crown, green eye stripe, and brown back. Baldpates often graze on young grasses. The Cape wigeon (A. capensis) of Africa is a nocturnal feeder
widgeon: {n} a waterfowl, dupe, simpleton
widgeon: The latter is called also baldhead, baldpate, baldface, baldcrown, smoking duck, wheat, duck, and whitebelly
widgeon: Americana are the most important species
widgeon: alternative spelling of wigeon
widgeon: freshwater duck of Eurasia and northern Africa related to mallards and teals
widgeon: Any one of several species of fresh-water ducks, especially those belonging to the subgenus Mareca, of the genus Anas
widgeon: {i} wigeon, freshwater Eurasian duck having a white spot on each wing; wild freshwater North American duck having a shiny white crown
widgeon: The common European widgeon (Anas penelope) and the American widgeon (A

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