a blue-green color or pigment
"they painted it a light shade of bluish green"
any of various small short-necked dabbling river ducks of Europe and America
"The ornithologist spent hours tracking a flock of teal as they foraged among the reeds along the riverbank."
Any of various small freshwater ducks of the genus Anas that are brightly coloured and have short necks.
"The safety officer instructed everyone to store Teal in a fume hood because it reacts violently with moisture."
Abbreviation of triethylaluminium.
of a bluish shade of green
"The designer chose teal for the living room accent wall to add a cool, bluish-green pop against the neutral furniture."
Having a bluish-green colour
"The designer chose teal tiles to add a cool, bluish-green accent to the bathroom walls."
Initialism of Tasman Empire Airways Limited, the forerunner to Air New Zealand
"At the family reunion, Cousin Teal decided to bring her famous green pie recipe."
A surname.
The word "teal" comes from Middle English tele, likely derived from an unrecorded Old English form meaning the bird itself. First used in 1923 to describe a dark greenish-blue color resembling the patterns on the bird's head and wings, it has no known relatives outside of Germanic languages.