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garganey

[ gahr-guh-nee ]

noun

, plural gar·ga·neys.
  1. a small Old World duck, Anas querquedula.


garganey

/ ˈɡɑːɡənɪ /

noun

  1. a small Eurasian duck, Anas querquedula, closely related to the mallard. The male has a white stripe over each eye
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of garganey1

1660–70; according to K. von Gesner, who introduced the term, a dial. form of Italian garganello name for various teallike ducks; ultimately < Late Latin gargala throat; gargle
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Word History and Origins

Origin of garganey1

C17: from Italian dialect garganei, of imitative origin
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Example Sentences

Of the migratory species only a few shovellers and garganey teal tarry till May.

At the beginning of the month the garganey teal are almost the only migratory ducks to be seen on them.

Garganey also nest in large numbers on the lagoons of Daimiel in La Mancha.

The garganey or summer teal is the smallest of the wild ducks with one exception.

Even a "bunch" of the beautiful garganey teal would not tempt us this morning, for ambition soared high.

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