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1. (n.) sheldrake
any of several Old World ducks of the genus Tadorna, certain species of which have highly variegated plumage.
2. sheldrake
any of various other ducks, esp. the merganser.
Etymology: (1700–10; shel (drake ) +duck1)
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) merganser, fish duck, sawbill, sheldrake
large crested fish-eating diving duck having a slender hooked bill with serrated edges
2. (noun) sheldrake
Old World gooselike duck slightly larger than a mallard with variegated mostly black-and-white plumage and a red bill
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1. (noun) sheldrake
any one of several species of large Old World ducks of the genus Tadorna and allied genera, especially the European and Asiatic species. (T. cornuta, / tadorna), which somewhat resembles a goose in form and habit, but breeds in burrows
2. (noun) sheldrake
any one of the American mergansers
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