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Definition of Greenwing
1. Noun. Common teal of Eurasia and North America.
Definition of Greenwing
1. [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Greenwing
Literary usage of Greenwing
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Wild Flowers by Charles Bradford (1901)
"Teal don' reg'lar come in th' bay et eny season, but we see 'em in th' fresh
ponds of'en, both th' greenwing an' th' bluewing, tho' th' beautiful little ..."
2. The Auk: Quarterly Journal of Ornithology by American Ornithologists' Union, Nuttall Ornithological Club (1876)
"... 111., in whose possession the duck is, writes me as follows : "It (is an
entirely new- cross to me and was shot by the keeper of the greenwing Gun Club ..."
3. Life in the Open: Sport with Rod, Gun, Horse, and Hound in Southern California by Charles Frederick Holder (1906)
"RIVERSIDE AND ARLINGTON GUN CLUB.—Owen Council, Secretary and Treasurer.
greenwing GUN CLUB.—AM Goodhue, Secretary, Long Beach, Cal. ..."
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