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gadwall

/ˈɡædˌwɔl//ˈɡædwɔːl/

gadwall noun: a common, widespread dabbling duck which breeds in the northern hemisphere (Mareca strepera, syn. Anas strepera).

gadwall: a common, widespread dabbling duck which breeds in the northern hemisphere (Mareca strepera, syn....
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Noun

gadwall (plural gadwalls)

  1. A common, widespread dabbling duck which breeds in the northern hemisphere (Mareca strepera, syn. Anas strepera).

gadwall meaning in Tamil, Bengali, Malayalam and Nepali

gadwall in Tamil

நமது பூமியில் காணப்படும் பறவைகளில், இது ஒரு சிறப்பு இனமாகும்

gadwall in Bengali

a common and widespread dabbling duck
পিয়াং হাঁস piẏaṅ hãs

gadwall in Malayalam

a common and widespread dabbling duck
ഗ്യാഡ്വാൾ gyāḍvāḷ

gadwall in Nepali

a common and widespread dabbling duck
खडखडे हा“स khaḍakhaḍe hā“sa
More languagesFewer languages
gadwall in Arabic
بط سماري
gadwall in Thai
เป็ดเทาก้นดำ pèt tʰaw kôn-dam
gadwall in Vietnamese
vịt cánh trắng
gadwall in Myanmar
ဘဲမဲ bhai:mai:

Forms of gadwall

pluralgadwalls

Origin of gadwall

Origin unknown. In use since the 17th century.

Questions about gadwall

What does gadwall mean?
Gadwall means a common, widespread dabbling duck which breeds in the northern hemisphere (Mareca strepera, syn. Anas strepera).
What is gadwall in Tamil?
Gadwall in Tamil is நமது பூமியில் காணப்படும் பறவைகளில், இது ஒரு சிறப்பு இனமாகும். See Gadwall meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is gadwall?
Gadwall is a noun.
How do you pronounce gadwall?
Gadwall is pronounced /ˈɡædwɔːl/ (UK).
What is the plural of gadwall?
The plural of gadwall is gadwalls.

Words near gadwall in the dictionary

  1. gaduin
  2. gadulka
  3. gadulkas
  4. gaduscidin
  5. gaduscidins
  6. gadwall
  7. gadwalls
  8. Gadzhiyev
  9. gadzillion
  10. gadzillions
  11. gadzillionth

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Adapted from Wiktionary: gadwall (page history and authors); gadwall (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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