单词 | paradise shelduck |
释义 | > as lemmasparadise shelduck paradise shelduck n. a brightly coloured New Zealand shelduck, Tadorna variegata, whose wings have black, green, white, and orange areas. ΚΠ 1923 J. C. Phillips Nat. Hist. Ducks I. 250 (heading) New Zealand or Paradise Sheldrake Carsaca Variegata (Gmelin).] 1954 J. Delacour Waterfowl World xii. 246 Paradise Shelducks have much the same habits as their relatives. 1976 Wildlife—a Rev. No.7. 8 Paradise shelduck are unique amongst New Zealand's game waterfowl, for all others are extremely mobile and move around much of the country. 1998 Southland (N.Z.) Times (Nexis) 16 Mar. 1 Survey data from the annual paradise shelduck moult counts indicated the coastal population had stabilised. < as lemmas |
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