wigeon
/ˈwɪdʒən/(亦作 widgeon)
noun
1- a dabbling duck with mainly reddish-brown and grey plumage, the male having a whistling call赤颈鸭, 野鸭。
1.1
- Genus Anas, family Anatidae: three species, in particular the European wigeon (A. penelope) and the American wigeon (A. americana).河鸭属, 鸭科:3种, 尤指赤颈鸭(拉丁名A. penelope)和绿眉鸭(拉丁名A. americana)。
词源
early 16th cent.: perhaps of imitative origin and suggested by PIGEON1