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teal

noun \ˈtēl\

: a small duck found in Europe and America

: a dark greenish-blue color

plural teal or teals

Full Definition of TEAL

1

: any of various widely distributed small short-necked dabblers (genus Anas) — compare blue-winged teal, green-winged teal

2

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Origin of TEAL

Middle English tele; akin to Middle Dutch teling teal

First Known Use: 14th century

Rhymes with TEAL

ceil, chiel, creel, deal, deil, eel, feel, heal, heel, keel, Kiel, kneel, leal, meal, peal, peel, real, reel, seal, seel, shiel, speel, spiel, squeal, steal, steel, Steele, streel, tuille, veal, weal, wheal, wheel, zeal

TEAL Defined for Kids

teal

noun \ˈtēl\

Definition of TEAL for Kids

: a small wild duck of America and Europe

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