/wij"euhn/ , n. , pl. widgeons , ( esp. collectively ) widgeon for 1.
1. any of several common freshwater ducks related to the mallards and teals in the genus Anas, having metallic green flight feathers, a white wing patch, and a buff or white forehead, including A. penelope of Eurasia and North Africa, A. sibilatrix of South America, and the baldpate, A. americana, of North America.
2. Obs. a fool. Also, wigeon .
[ 1505-15; perh. vigeon vipio kind of crane (deriv. of vip- imit. of bird's cry) ]