WIGEON


Meaning of WIGEON in English

(also widg·eon ) / ˈwɪdʒən; NAmE / noun

( pl. wig·eon , widg·eon ) a type of wild duck

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WORD ORIGIN

early 16th cent.: perhaps of imitative origin and suggested by the noun pigeon .

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