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wigeon

/wij-uhn/US // ˈwɪdʒ ən //UK // (ˈwɪdʒən) //

鸽子,鹁鸽,白鸽,鸽子的

Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1

    plural wig·eons, wig·eon.

    • : a variant of widgeon.

Examples

  • In the autumn the lakes in this neighbourhood are the resort of large packs of wigeon, gadwall and pochard.

  • By four oclock we had secured, in five drives, eleven geese and a wigeon.

  • For the following statements, see on the wigeon, Loudon’s ‘Mag.

  • The same remarks may be said to apply to the Teal, the Wigeon, and some few others.

  • The bulk of the ducks this winter proved to be Pintails, though Wigeon were hardly less abundant.