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bald·pate

(bôld′pāt′)

2. The wigeon of the Americas.

bald′pat′ed (-pā′tĭd) adj.

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baldpate

(ˈbɔːldˌpeɪt)

1. a person with a bald head

2. (Animals) the American wigeon. See wigeon²

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bald•pate

(ˈbɔldˌpeɪt)

n.

1. a person with a bald head.

2. the American wigeon, Anas americana, having a gray head and a white crown.

[1570–80]

bald′pat`ed, adj.

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Noun	1.	baldpate - a person whose head is bald baldhead, baldy individual, mortal, person, somebody, someone, soul - a human being; "there was too much for one person to do"
	2.	baldpate - a widgeon the male of which has a white crown American widgeon, Anas americana Anas penelope, widgeon, wigeon - freshwater duck of Eurasia and northern Africa related to mallards and teals

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