teal.

1. A deep blue-green color.

2. A small wild duck, often found around shallow water.

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Words that belong together

• teal fabric
• deep teal

On the page

The curtains were teal, darker than the walls behind them.

Usage notes

Primary category: sensory / description. Forms: Color noun usually uncountable; also an invariable color adjective. Duck singular teal; plural teal or teals. Legacy lexical fields mirror sense 1 only. Use numbered sense fields for all meanings. Established modern English lexical item. No separate regional spelling or grammatical inflection entry. Writing functions: description. Commonness: moderately common.