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Definition of wigeon in English: wigeon(also widgeon) noun ˈwɪdʒ(ə)nˈwɪdʒən A dabbling duck with mainly reddish-brown and grey plumage, the male having a whistling call. 赤颈鸭，野鸭 Genus Anas, family Anatidae: three species, in particular the European wigeon (A. penelope) and the American wigeon (A. americana) Example sentencesExamples - Where the trail hugs the edge of the slough, watch for waterfowl - pintails, green-winged teals, and widgeons - and listen for the machine-gun rattle of belted kingfishers.
- My first sighting was of large numbers of pink-footed geese and wigeon along with some ringed plover and shelduck.
- Bird species like garganey, gadwall, mallard, shoveller, pintail and wigeon use the lake in transit.
- Where once there were acres of grain, there are now acres of barnacle geese; where sheep once grazed, there are widgeon and teal; lapwing and redshanks have replaced the cattle; his new crops are spoonbills, snipe, skylarks and linnets.
- Females during the breeding season and the young eat many aquatic invertebrates, but aside from that, wigeons are plant-eaters.
OriginEarly 16th century: perhaps of imitative origin and suggested by pigeon1. Definition of wigeon in US English: wigeon(also widgeon) nounˈwijənˈwɪdʒən A dabbling duck with mainly reddish-brown and gray plumage, the male having a whistling call. 赤颈鸭，野鸭 Genus Anas, family Anatidae: several species, in particular the American wigeon (A. americana)and the Eurasian wigeon (A. penelope) Example sentencesExamples - Where once there were acres of grain, there are now acres of barnacle geese; where sheep once grazed, there are widgeon and teal; lapwing and redshanks have replaced the cattle; his new crops are spoonbills, snipe, skylarks and linnets.
- My first sighting was of large numbers of pink-footed geese and wigeon along with some ringed plover and shelduck.
- Where the trail hugs the edge of the slough, watch for waterfowl - pintails, green-winged teals, and widgeons - and listen for the machine-gun rattle of belted kingfishers.
- Bird species like garganey, gadwall, mallard, shoveller, pintail and wigeon use the lake in transit.
- Females during the breeding season and the young eat many aquatic invertebrates, but aside from that, wigeons are plant-eaters.
OriginEarly 16th century: perhaps of imitative origin and suggested by pigeon. |