English adjective: teal | |||
1. | teal of a bluish shade of green | ||
Synonyms | blue-green, bluish green, cyan | ||
Similar | chromatic | ||
Antonyms | achromatic, neutral | ||
English noun: teal | |||
1. | teal (attribute) a blue-green color or pigment | ||
Samples | They painted it a light shade of bluish green. | ||
Synonyms | blue green, bluish green | ||
Broader (hypernym) | green, greenness, viridity | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | cyan | ||
2. | teal (animal) any of various small short-necked dabbling river ducks of Europe and America | ||
Broader (hypernym) | duck | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | Anas crecca, Anas discors, Anas querquedula, blue-winged teal, bluewing, garganey, green-winged teal, greenwing | ||
Member meronym | Anas, genus Anas | ||