American wigeon

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noun (1)

: a North American wigeon (Mareca americana) that has a short, black-tipped, pale blue bill and in the male a white crown and large white patch on each wing

called also baldpate

baldpate

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noun (2)

bald·​pate ˈbȯl(d)-ˌpāt 

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: baldhead

2

: american wigeon

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Noun

Buried underneath prosthetics, a baldpate and a ton of USDA-unapproved hamming, Leto gorges himself on the role of Paolo Gucci, the most hapless of all the Guccis. —Michael Phillips, chicagotribune.com, 22 Nov. 2021

Word History

First Known Use

Noun (1)

1788, in the meaning defined above

Noun (2)

1577, in the meaning defined at sense 1