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wid·geon
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Princeton's WordNet
widgeon, wigeon, Anas penelopenoun
freshwater duck of Eurasia and northern Africa related to mallards and teals
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Widgeon
A water-fowl not unlike a wild duck, but not so large.
Among the first sort we reckon creysers, curlews, and widgeon. Carew.
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widgeon
A widgeon is a type of freshwater duck with a short neck and large head, commonly found in North America, Europe, and Asia. There are various species of widgeons, such as American widgeon and Eurasian widgeon, and they are often characterized by their distinctive coloring and calls.
Webster Dictionary
Widgeonnoun
any one of several species of fresh-water ducks, especially those belonging to the subgenus Mareca, of the genus Anas. The common European widgeon (Anas penelope) and the American widgeon (A. Americana) are the most important species. The latter is called also baldhead, baldpate, baldface, baldcrown, smoking duck, wheat, duck, and whitebelly
Etymology: [Probably from an old French form of F. vigeon, vingeon, gingeon; of uncertain origin; cf. L. vipio, -onis, a kind of small crane.]
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Widgeon
Wigeon, wij′on, n. a genus of Ducks having the bill shorter than the head, the legs short, the feet rather small, the wings long and pointed, and the tail wedge-shaped: a fool. [O. Fr. vigeon—L. vipio, vipionis, a small crane.]
Surnames Frequency by Census Records
WIDGEON
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Widgeon is ranked #82908 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
The Widgeon surname appeared 227 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 would have the surname Widgeon.
68.2% or 155 total occurrences were White.
25.5% or 58 total occurrences were Black.
3.9% or 9 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
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Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of widgeon in Chaldean Numerology is: 4
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of widgeon in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5
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