A migratory duck breeding in Eurasia and North America, Anas acuta, the male of which has a dark head, a long white neck, and two long pointed…
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| 释义 | the world > animals > birds > freshwater birds > order Anseriformes (geese, etc.) > subfamily Merginae (duck) > [noun] > erismatura rubida (ruddy duck) (16) pintail1674 A migratory duck breeding in Eurasia and North America, Anas acuta, the male of which has a dark head, a long white neck, and two long pointed… saltwater or brown diving teal1678 With distinctive premodifier, applied to various species of Querquedula and allied genera: as ruddy goose1785 = ruddy shelduck n. ruddy duck1800 †(a) = ruddy shelduck n. (obsolete); (b) a small stiff-tailed duck, Oxyura jamaicensis, native to the Americas and introduced to Europe, the male of… dun diver1844 U.S. The ruddy duck, Oxyura jamaicensis. Now rare. stick-tail1844 a small stiff-tailed duck, Oxyura jamaicensis (family Anatidae); = ruddy duck n. (b) at ruddy, adj. n.adv. compounds 2b. pin-tailed duck1851 = pintail, n.1 2a. ruddy1877 Chiefly North American. The ruddy duck, Oxyura jamaicensis. rudder duck1884 the ruddy duck, Oxyura jamaicensis, which has a short stiff tail used as a rudder when diving. fool duck1888 the ruddy duck, Oxyura jamaicensis. hardhead1888 U.S. regional (eastern). The ruddy duck, Oxyura jamaicensis. Also called hard-headed broadbill, hard-headed dipper. paddy1888 U.S. colloquial. In form Paddy. The ruddy duck, Oxyura jamaicensis. Cf. paddywhack, n. 2. Now rare. paddywhack1888 U.S. colloquial = paddy, n.2 4. Now rare. steel-head1888 The ruddy duck, Erismatura rubida. U.S. (local). hardhead1893 (The name of) a Scottish base-silver coin (later of copper) current in the 16th and 17th centuries, worth about one and a half English pennies; = lion… rudder bird1894 = rudder duck n. |
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