noun.
A North American diving duck (Aythya valisineria), having a reddish-brown head and neck and a whitish back in the male.
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
noun.
A North American duck of the family Anatidæ and subfamily Fuligulinæ, the Fuligula (or Aristonetta) vallisneria, highly esteemed for the delicacy of its flesh.
the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
noun.
A Species of duck (Aythya vallisneria), esteemed for the delicacy of its flesh. It visits the United States in autumn; particularly Chesapeake Bay and adjoining waters; -- so named from the markings of the plumage on its back.
noun.
A North American wild duck, Aythya valisineria, popular as a game bird.
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noun.
North American wild duck valued for sport and food
Word Usage
"Never in this country has the writer tasted a more delicious breakfast dish than the blue winged teal of these waters, while the blackheads, mallards, and the variety which we call the canvasback were found in large numbers."