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“Teal” or “Teil”

Overview

teal / teil are similar-sounding terms with different meanings (referred to as homophones). To better understand the differences, see below for definitions, pronunciation guides, and example sentences using each term. 👇

Definitions

teal: (noun) any of various small short-necked dabbling river ducks of Europe and America.

teil: NA

Pronunciation

teal: t·IY·l

teil: NA

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Examples in Context

Examples of “teal”

  • Chilean teal, Anas flavirostris flavirostris (Vieillot, 1816)
  • also represented Victoria in the Teal Cup that year.
  • Byron Bach, Carl Gorodetzky, Christian Teal, Gary Vanosdale, George Binkley, Lennie
  • Teal Bunbury
  • Sharp-winged teal, Anas flavirostris oxyptera (Meyen, 1834)
  • represented Western Australia in the Teal Cup and was selected in
  • She is medium height with teal messy hair, a suit consisting
  • The Adventures of Abney & Teal – children's
  • as heavy as the modern teal.
  • of the very different-looking green-winged teal.

Examples of “teil”

  • Buch 2, Chaetognathen und Hemichordaten, Teil 2: Hemichordata, bearbeitet von Dr.
  • 1, Crustacea, Buch 6, Teil 2: Stomatopoda, bearbeitet von Heinrich
  • Buch 2, Chaetognathen und Hemichordaten, Teil 1: Chaetognatha, bearbeitet von Dr.
  • Heinrich / Symphoniae Sacrae I, Teil 2 SWV 267–276 / 10
  • 1, Crustacea, Buch 2, Teil 2: Ostracoda.
  • 1, Crustacea, Buch 3, Teil 3: Cirripedia, bearbeitet von Paul
  • 1, Crustacea, Buch 4, Teil 2: Syncarida, bearbeitet von R.
  • 1, Crustacea, Buch 3, Teil 4: Ascothoracida, bearbeitet von Paul
  • 3, Annelides, Buch 4: Hirudineen, Teil 1–2, bearbeitet von Dr. K.
  • 3: Bivalvia, Teil 1–2, bearbeitet von Dr. F.


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