单词 | ruddy shelduck |
释义 | > as lemmasruddy shelduck ruddy shelduck n. a large Eurasian duck, Tadorna ferruginea, which has an orange-brown body, pale head, and black flight feathers. ΚΠ 1852 W. Macgillivray Hist. Brit. Birds V. 19 Tadorna Casarca. The Ruddy Shielduck. 1892 Ann. Sc. Nat. Hist. Oct. 269 A pack of six Ruddy Sheld Ducks appeared near the mouth of the river Findhorn early in July. 1954 J. Delacour Waterfowl of World I. 250 The Ruddy Shelduck is a strong and successful species which..occupies a very large range. 2002 Trav. Afr. Winter 49/2 The birdlife includes..Africa's only breeding populations of Golden eagle and Ruddy shelduck. < as lemmas |
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