Definition of Anas discors

1. Noun. American teal.

Exact synonyms: Blue-winged Teal, Bluewing
Generic synonyms: Teal

Lexicographical Neighbors of Anas Discors

Anapa
Anaphalis
Anaphalis margaritacea
Anaplasma centrale
Anaplasma marginale
Anaplasma ovis
Anaprox
Anapsida
Anapurna
Anarhichadidae
Anarhichas
Anas acuta
Anas americana
Anas clypeata
Anas crecca
Anas discors (current term)
Anas penelope
Anas platyrhynchos
Anas querquedula
Anas rubripes
Anasa
Anasa tristis
Anasazi
Anasazis
Anaspida
Anastacia
Anastasi
Anastasia
Anastasius
Anastatica

Literary usage of Anas discors

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. American Ornithology, Or, The Natural History of the Birds of the United States by Alexander Wilson, Charles Lucian Bonaparte, Robert Jameson, George Ord, William Maxwell Hetherington (1831)
"... same as in the male, but the fine penciling of the sides, and the long hair-like tail-coverts, are wanting; the tail is also shorter. 265. Anas discors ..."

2. Check-list of North American Birds by American Ornithologists' Union (1895)
"Anas discors LINN. SN ed. 12, I. 1766, 205. [B 581, C 496, R 609, C 716.] GEOG. DIST.— North America in general, but chiefly eastward; north to Alaska, ..."

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