†(a) a shelduck (in quot. 1704: the South African shelduck, Tadorna cana) (obsolete rare); (b) North American the harlequin duck, Histrionicus histrio…
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| 释义 | the world > animals > birds > freshwater birds > order Anseriformes (geese, etc.) > subfamily Merginae (duck) > [noun] > histrionicus histrionicus (harlequin duck) (4) rock duck1704 †(a) a shelduck (in quot. 1704: the South African shelduck, Tadorna cana) (obsolete rare); (b) North American the harlequin duck, Histrionicus histrio… lord and lady1766 the harlequin duck Histrionicus histrionicus; a pair of such ducks; (in plural lords and ladies) such ducks of both sexes or irrespective of sex; cf… harlequin1772 More fully harlequin duck. A northern species of duck, Histrionicus minutus, with fantastically variegated plumage. mountain duck1831 U.S. The harlequin duck, Histrionicus histrionicus. Now rare. |
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