Dictionary entry
Widgeon
Pronunciation: /ˈwɪdʒ(ə)n/
Pronunciation
/ˈwɪdʒ(ə)n/
Myanmar Meaning
(pl same or widgeons) (also wigeon) ဘဲအ။
Definition
widgeon /'wÇdʒǝn/ n ( pl unchanged or widgeons ) ဘဲအ။
Examples
- ‘Where the trail hugs the edge of the slough
- watch for waterfowl - pintails
- green-winged teals
- and widgeons - and listen for the machine-gun rattle of belted kingfishers.’
- ‘Bird species like garganey
- gadwall
- mallard
- shoveller
- pintail and wigeon use the lake in transit.’
- ‘My first sighting was of large numbers of pink-footed geese and wigeon along with some ringed plover and shelduck.’
- ‘Females during the breeding season and the young eat many aquatic invertebrates
- but aside from that
- wigeons are plant-eaters.’
- ‘Where once there were acres of grain
- there are now acres of barnacle geese; where sheep once grazed
- there are widgeon and teal; lapwing and redshanks have replaced the cattle; his new crops are spoonbills
- snipe
- skylarks and linnets.’