| 单词 | ruddy duck |
| 释义 | > as lemmasruddy duck ruddy duck n. †(a) = ruddy shelduck n. (obsolete); (b) a small stiff-tailed duck, Oxyura jamaicensis, native to the Americas and introduced to Europe, the male of which has a reddish-brown body, white face, and blue bill. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > birds > freshwater birds > order Anseriformes (geese, etc.) > subfamily Merginae (duck) > [noun] > erismatura rubida (ruddy duck) pintail1674 saltwater or brown diving teal1678 ruddy goose1785 ruddy duck1800 dun diver1844 stick-tail1844 pin-tailed duck1851 ruddy1877 rudder duck1884 fool duck1888 hardhead1888 paddy1888 paddywhack1888 steel-head1888 hardhead1893 rudder bird1894 1800 W. Turton tr. C. Linnaeus Gen. Syst. Nature I. 318 [Anas] Casaca. Rufous; wings and tail black; wing-spot white. Ruddy Duck. Inhabits Russia and Siberia. 1872 E. Coues Key to N. Amer. Birds 295 Ruddy Duck..with the neck all round and the upper parts brownish-red. 1947 R. Bedichek Adventures with Texas Naturalist xv. 193 The ruddy duck has fifty-nine common names. 2005 Chesapeake Life Dec. 21/1 Take a guided birdwatching tour and see thousands of ruddy ducks, canvasbacks,..and other waterfowl. < as lemmas |
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