Widgeon /(?)/

Widg·eon

Widgeon

n.
  1. Any one of several species of fresh-water ducks, especially those belonging to the subgenus Mareca, of the genus Anas. The common European widgeon (Anas penelope) and the American widgeon (Anas Americana) are the most important species. The latter is called also baldhead, baldpate, baldface, baldcrown, smoking duck, wheat, duck, and whitebelly. (Zool.)

Phrases & Compounds
Bald-faced widgeon
the American widgeon.
Black widgeon
the European tufted duck.
Gray widgeon
The gadwall.
Great headed widgeon
the poachard.
Pied widgeon
The poachard.
Saw-billed widgeon
the merganser.
Sea widgeon
See in the Vocabulary.
Spear widgeon
the goosander.
Spoonbilled widgeon
the shoveler.
White widgeon
the smew.
Wood widgeon
the wood duck.