GARGANEY


Meaning of GARGANEY in English

/gahr"geuh nee/ , n. , pl. garganeys .

a small Old World duck, Anas querquedula.

[ 1660-70; according to K. von Gesner, who introduced the term, a dial. form of It garganello name for various teallike ducks; ult. gargala throat; cf. GARGLE ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .