teal
/tiːl/noun
(复同单, 或teals)
1- a small freshwater duck, typically with a greenish band on the wing that is most prominent in flight小凫, 短颈野鸭。
1.1
- Genus Anas, family Anatidae: several species, in particular the common Eurasian and Canadian (green-winged) teal (A. crecca).鸭属, 鸭科:数种, 尤指欧亚地区和加拿大常见的绿翅鸭(拉丁名A. crecca)。
1.2
- (亦作teal blue)[mass noun] a dark greenish-blue colour凫蓝, 绿光暗蓝色。
词源
Middle English: of unknown origin; related to Dutch teling.