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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 Cuban teal is closely related to the Brazilian teal.
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Real-Time News Team, Miami Herald, 16 May 2025
The Cuban teal, however, likely never lost its ability to fly.
—Lauren Liebhaber, Miami Herald, 12 May 2025
Brian Snyder | Reuters The fluorescent red of Flamin’ Hot Cheetos, the brilliant teal of Mountain Dew Baja Blast and the colorful rainbow of Skittles may soon be dimmed.
—Amelia Lucas,annika Kim Constantino, CNBC, 22 Apr. 2025
All participants desaturated olo by adding white light to bring it closer to the teal.
—Sara Hashemi, Smithsonian Magazine, 22 Apr. 2025
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Real-Time News Team, Miami Herald, 16 May 2025
The Cuban teal, however, likely never lost its ability to fly.
—Lauren Liebhaber, Miami Herald, 12 May 2025
Brian Snyder | Reuters The fluorescent red of Flamin’ Hot Cheetos, the brilliant teal of Mountain Dew Baja Blast and the colorful rainbow of Skittles may soon be dimmed.
—Amelia Lucas,annika Kim Constantino, CNBC, 22 Apr. 2025
All participants desaturated olo by adding white light to bring it closer to the teal.
—Sara Hashemi, Smithsonian Magazine, 22 Apr. 2025
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“Teal.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/teal. Accessed 21 Jul. 2025.
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