wigeon

UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈwɪdʒən/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(wij′ən)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
wig•eon  (wij′ən),USA pronunciation n., pl. -eons, (esp. collectively) -eon. 
  1. widgeon.

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
wigeon, widgeon /ˈwɪdʒən/ n
  1. a Eurasian duck, Anas penelope, of marshes, swamps, etc, the male of which has a reddish-brown head and chest and grey and white back and wings
  2. American wigeon, baldpate ⇒ a similar bird, Anas americana, of North America, the male of which has a white crown
Etymology: 16th Century: of uncertain origin
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