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  Widgeon \Widg"eon\, n. [Probably from an old French form of F.
     vigeon, vingeon, gingeon; of uncertain origin; cf. L. vipio,
     -onis, a kind of small crane.] (Zo["o]l.)
     Any one of several species of fresh-water ducks, especially
     those belonging to the subgenus Mareca, of the genus
     Anas.+The+common+European+widgeon+({Anas+penelope" rel="nofollow">Anas. The common European widgeon ({Anas penelope) and the
     American widgeon ({A. Americana) are the most important
     species. The latter is called also baldhead, baldpate,
     baldface, baldcrown, smoking duck, wheat, duck, and
     whitebelly.
  
     Bald-faced, or Green-headed, widgeon, the American
        widgeon.
  
     Black widgeon, the European tufted duck.
  
     Gray widgeon.
     (a) The gadwall.
     (b) The pintail duck.
  
     Great headed widgeon, the poachard.
  
     Pied widgeon.
     (a) The poachard.
     (b) The goosander.
  
     Saw-billed widgeon, the merganser.
  
     Sea widgeon. See in the Vocabulary.
  
     Spear widgeon, the goosander. [Prov. Eng.]
  
     Spoonbilled widgeon, the shoveler.
  
     White widgeon, the smew.
  
     Wood widgeon, the wood duck.