'Teal' definitions:

Definition of 'teal'

(from WordNet)
adjective
Of a bluish shade of green [syn: bluish green, blue- green, cyan, teal]
noun
A blue-green color or pigment; "they painted it a light shade of bluish green" [syn: bluish green, blue green, teal]
noun
Any of various small short-necked dabbling river ducks of Europe and America

Definition of 'Teal'

From: GCIDE
  • Teal \Teal\ (t[=e]l), n. [OE. tele; akin to D. teling a generation, production, teal, telen to breed, produce, and E. till to cultivate. The English word probably once meant, a brood or flock. See Till to cultivate.] (Zool.) Any one of several species of small fresh-water ducks of the genus Anas and the subgenera Querquedula and Nettion. The male is handsomely colored, and has a bright green or blue speculum on the wings. [1913 Webster]
  • Note: The common European teal (Anas crecca) and the European blue-winged teal, or garganey ({Anas querquedula} or Anas circia), are well-known species. In America the blue-winged teal (Anas discors), the green-winged teal (Anas Carolinensis), and the cinnamon teal (Anas cyanoptera) are common species, valued as game birds. See Garganey. [1913 Webster]
  • Goose teal, a goslet. See Goslet.
  • Teal duck, the common European teal. [1913 Webster]