A kind of duck; (perhaps) the gadwall, Anas strepera. Cf. rodge, n.
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释义 | the world > animals > birds > freshwater birds > order Anseriformes (geese, etc.) > subfamily Merginae (duck) > [noun] > member of genus Anas (miscellaneous) > anas strepera (gadwall) (7) radge1620 A kind of duck; (perhaps) the gadwall, Anas strepera. Cf. rodge, n. gadwall1666 A medium-sized duck having greyish-brown plumage with a white patch on each wing, Anas strepera, widely distributed in the Holarctic region and… grey1673 As a name for various animals having grey or greyish coloration. The gadwall, Anas strepera, the male of which has greyish plumage. Obsolete. rodge1678 The gadwall, Anas strepera. Cf. radge, n.1 Welsh drake1844 the gadwall, Anas strepera. speckle-belly1874 (slang) a Nonconformist or Dissenter; (U.S.) one or other of various birds or fishes having speckled markings on the abdomen. grey duck1885 any of several ducks of a greyish colour; esp. the gadwall, Anas strepera, or (in New Zealand) the Pacific black duck, A. superciliosa. |
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