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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) 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.
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Scoter Sco"ter, n. [Cf. Prov. E. scote to plow up.] (Zo["o]l.) Any one of several species of northern sea ducks of the genus Oidemia. Note: The European scoters are Oidemia nigra, called also black duck, black diver, surf duck; and the velvet, or double, scoter (O. fusca). The common American species are the velvet, or white-winged, scoter (O. Deglandi), called also velvet duck, white-wing, bull coot, white-winged coot; the black scoter (O. Americana), called also black coot, butterbill, coppernose; and the surf scoter, or surf duck (O. perspicillata), called also baldpate, skunkhead, horsehead, patchhead, pishaug, and spectacled coot. These birds are collectively called also coots. The females and young are called gray coots, and brown coots.
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Baldpate Bald"pate`, n. 1. A baldheaded person. --Shak. 2. (Zo["o]l.) The American widgeon (Anas Americana).
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Baldpate Bald"pate`, Baldpated Bald"pat`ed, a. Destitute of hair on the head; baldheaded. --Shak.

Meaning of Baldpate from wikipedia

- The American wigeon (Mareca americana), also known as the baldpate, is a species of dabbling duck found in North America. Formerly ****igned to Anas, this...
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- most innovative plays was a dramatization of the mystery Seven Keys to Baldpate in 1913, which baffled some audiences and critics but became a hit. Cohan...
- plays and novels were made into movies. His first novel, Seven Keys to Baldpate, was published in 1913, and George M. Cohan quickly adapted the novel as...
- Seven Keys to Baldpate is a 1913 novel by Earl Derr Biggers. A bestseller, it was adapted by George M. Cohan into a play, which in turn was adapted several...
- hybrid has also been recorded. The American wigeon was formerly called the baldpate by ornithologists, and some people still use that name, especially hunters...
- Seven Keys to Baldpate is a 1947 American mystery film directed by Lew Landers and starring Phillip Terry, Jacqueline White and Eduardo Ciannelli. It is...
- Seven Keys Lodge (formerly known as The Baldpate Inn) is a historic hotel located in Estes Park, Colorado. It has designations on the National Register...
- Seven Keys to Baldpate may refer to: Seven Keys to Baldpate, a novel by Earl Derr Biggers Seven Keys to Baldpate (play), a 1913 play by George M. Cohan...