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gadwall
[ gad-wawl ]
noun
plural gadwalls, (especially collectively) gadwall.
- a grayish-brown wild duck, Anas strepera, found in temperate parts of the Northern Hemisphere.
gadwall
/ ˈɡæ»åËŒ·Éɔ˱ô /
noun
- a duck, Anas strepera, related to the mallard. The male has a grey body and black tail
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51³Ô¹Ï History and Origins
Origin of gadwall1
First recorded in 1660–70; origin uncertain
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51³Ô¹Ï History and Origins
Origin of gadwall1
C17: of unknown origin
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Example Sentences
Look for the northern shoveler, the ring-necked duck and the gadwall.
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“There’s a gadwall out there,†McHugh said.
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A solitary male gadwall “stayed still long enough for me to fixate on its delicate herringbone feather pattern.â€
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"It's now internationally important for birds like the gadwall and shovelers."
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While other visitors shopped for Louis Vuitton wallets and Tod’s moccasins, I watched Jonathan Borofsky’s motorized “Five Hammering Men†hack away at an invisible nail and inspected the crayon-and-glitter construction of Frank Stella’s “Washington Island Gadwall.â€
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