Teal
Teal (tēl) , noun
[Old English tele; akin to Dutch teling a generation, production, teal, telen to breed, produce, and English till to cultivate. The English word probably once meant, a brood or flock. See Till to cultivate.]
(Zoology) Any one of several species of small fresh-water ducks of the genus Anas and the subgenera Querquedula and Nettion. The male is handsomely colored, and has a bright green or blue speculum on the wings.
The common European teal (Anas crecca) and the European blue-winged teal, or garganey (Anas querquedula or Anas circia), are well-known species. In America the blue-winged teal (Anas discors), the green-winged teal (Anas Carolinensis), and the cinnamon teal (Anas cyanoptera) are common species, valued as game birds. See Garganey.