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plural teal or teals
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: any of various widely distributed small short-necked dabblers (genus Anas) compare blue-winged teal, green-winged teal
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The suspect was last seen wearing a burgundy jacket, teal sweatpants, black socks, white sneakers, and had a black purse, according to an NYPD news release.
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Charna Flam, PEOPLE, 19 Dec. 2025
Another pair of teal landed, followed by a flock of more than 20 that turned hard into the small decoy spread.
—Scott Haugen, Outdoor Life, 18 Dec. 2025
Its homepage includes a photo of a woman dressed like a medical professional, wearing teal scrubs with a stethoscope around her neck.
—Carly Thomsen, The Conversation, 17 Dec. 2025
Americans, often from San Diego, began to arrive, often to shoot teals and shovelers, gadwalls and mallards during hunting season.
—Brandon Loomis, AZCentral.com, 15 Dec. 2025
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Charna Flam, PEOPLE, 19 Dec. 2025
Another pair of teal landed, followed by a flock of more than 20 that turned hard into the small decoy spread.
—Scott Haugen, Outdoor Life, 18 Dec. 2025
Its homepage includes a photo of a woman dressed like a medical professional, wearing teal scrubs with a stethoscope around her neck.
—Carly Thomsen, The Conversation, 17 Dec. 2025
Americans, often from San Diego, began to arrive, often to shoot teals and shovelers, gadwalls and mallards during hunting season.
—Brandon Loomis, AZCentral.com, 15 Dec. 2025
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“Teal.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/teal. Accessed 21 Dec. 2025.
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